Safe Surgery was a national programme led by the Health Quality & Safety Commission and focused on making surgery safer for patients by working to improve teamwork and communication in the operating theatre.
12 Aug 2021, Safe Surgery NZ
The Health Quality & Safety Commission-led Safe Surgery NZ programme, which has greatly improved the way surgical operations are performed in Aotearoa New Zealand, finished in July 2021. This article looks at the achievements of the programme.
10 Sep 2019, Safe Surgery NZ
A third national survey of district health board (DHB) surgical staff shows that in most instances people work together as a well-coordinated team.
7 Apr 2016, Safe Surgery NZ
Roll-out of the Health Quality & Safety Commission’s safe surgery interventions is progressing well. All district health boards (DHBs) in cohort one and two are in the implementation phase and DHBs in cohort three have one more month in the preparation ph
18 Dec 2015, Safe Surgery NZ
As part of the evaluation of the Health Quality & Safety Commission’s (the Commission) Safe Surgery NZ programme, a baseline national survey of district health board (DHB) surgical staff has been undertaken.
13 Oct 2015, Safe Surgery NZ
Haematologists at Auckland DHB are joining global health leaders to raise awareness of one of the world’s most preventable hospital deaths.
16 Sep 2015, Safe Surgery NZ
