Delayed Diagnosis of Cancer in Primary Care: Complaints to the Health and Disability Commissioner 2004-2013 Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2015 This report analyses complaints made to the Health and Disability Commissioner. It investigate issues concerning delayed diagnosis of cancer by general practitioners (GPs) in New Zealand.…
Health and Safety Attitudes and Behaviours Survey Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2015 Understanding how attitudes and behaviours contribute to injury and harm in New Zealand workplaces is key to improving health and safety practices so everyone comes home…
National Survey of Employers 2013/14 Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2014 The NSE 2013/14 surveyed 1,043 New Zealand employers between November 2013 and March 2014. This is the second year where the respondent sample has been drawn…
Child and youth mortality from motorcycle, quad bike and motorised agricultural vehicle use with a focus on deaths under age 15 years Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2014 This special report provides information on the mechanisms and circumstances surrounding deaths where the person was an operator or passenger of a two-, three- or four-wheeled…
Evaluation of Patient Safety Week, 3rd to 9th November 2014 Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2014 Patient Safety Week was an awareness raising week run by the Health Quality & Safety Commission as part of the Open for better care campaign. The purpose…
Hauā Mana Māori - Living unique and enriched lives Last Publication Date: 23 Apr 2014 The research focused specifically on the needs of disabled Māori and their whānau in the Murihiku/Southland region. The research drew from a range of sources including…
Evaluation of the Establishment of Clinical Exercise Physiologist role in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014 This report is of an evaluation conducted by Universal College of Learning (UCOL), regarding the establishment of the Clinical Exercise Physiologist role in New Zealand. Health…
Hand Hygiene New Zealand evaluation report Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014 Hand Hygiene New Zealand (HHNZ) has contracted with the Health Quality & Safety Commission since 2011 to improve hand hygiene in New Zealand hospitals. This rapid evaluation…
Learning from in-patient falls: Analysis of a sample of reported serious adverse events Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2013 Patient falls resulting in harm are one of the most frequently reported adverse events in hospitals. Of the 730 serious adverse events reported by district health…
Injury-related Health Loss Last Publication Date: 08 Aug 2013 Injury-related Health Loss is a joint report from the Ministry of Health and the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC). The report presents the injury-related findings from the…
