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Clinical leadership aids surgical site infection improvement programme
Clinical leadership aids surgical site infection improvement programme
Clinical leadership has made a real difference to the Health Quality & Safety Commission’s Surgical Site Infection Improvement (SSII) programme. Early on, it was recognised clinical leadership was crucial for communicating and engaging with front line health care workers, senior managers and consumers, and spreading change. -
Consumer engagement webinar recording now available
Consumer engagement webinar recording now available
The recording of webinar 5: consumer engagement is now available to download from our website. -
Reducing surgical site infection: Preoperative hair removal
Reducing surgical site infection: Preoperative hair removal
Clipping not shaving the surgical site is the third in a series of intervention guidelines[1] developed by the Health Quality & Safety Commission’s national Surgical Site Infection Improvement (SSII) Programme, led by Auckland and Canterbury district health boards (DHBs). -
Test your knowledge with our clipping not shaving quiz!
Test your knowledge with our clipping not shaving quiz!
Answer the Open for better care quiz on clipping not shaving and go in the draw to win a morning tea for your team! -
Register now for our webinar on consumer engagement
Register now for our webinar on consumer engagement
Register now to attend the fifth and final in our series of webinars on reducing surgical site infection (SSI). -
Surgical skin preparation webinar recording now available
Surgical skin preparation webinar recording now available
The recording of webinar 4: surgical skin preparation is now available to download from our website. -
Dr Arthur Morris visits Waikato DHB
Dr Arthur Morris visits Waikato DHB
Dr Arthur Morris, clinical lead of the Commission's surgical site infection improvement (SSII) programme presented at Waikato District Health Board's (DHB's) grand round on Thursday 13 February 2014. -
Register now for our webinar on surgical skin preparation!
Register now for our webinar on surgical skin preparation!
Register now to attend the fourth in our series of webinars on reducing surgical site infections! -
Brochure for surgical patients on avoiding infections
Brochure for surgical patients on avoiding infections
Associate Health Minister Jo Goodhew has today launched a brochure which gives patients information about avoiding infections after surgery. -
Voucher win after entering surgical site infection quiz
Voucher win after entering surgical site infection quiz
Hutt Valley District Health Board (DHB) staff nurse Sonya Dickens is the lucky winner of a $100 restaurant voucher from the Open campaign.
