The Health Quality & Safety Commission (HQSC) in conjunction with the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) and three Wellington-based District Health Boards (DHBs), established a mini-collaborative to coordinate a 10-month collaboration to reduce harm from falls in age-related residential care (ARRC).
The agencies commissioned an evaluation to learn from the mini-collaborative on falls prevention with a view to extending the programme to other regions and topics. The programme was evaluated using information from participant feedback forms, interviews and case studies of the achievements of participating facilities.