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How leadership helps to reduce harm from falls
How leadership helps to reduce harm from falls
Sandy Blake, director of nursing at Whanganui DHB with significant experience in patient safety, describes the role of clinical leadership in driving quality improvement in reducing harm from falls.
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Hip Op-eration performance a hit at Ocean Shores Village
Hip Op-eration performance a hit at Ocean Shores Village
Ocean Shores Village in Mt Maunganui were treated to a visit and performance from the world's oldest dance troupe Hip Op-eration, for winning the Commission's competition to create a fun and innovative video about strength and balance exercises.
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Hip Op-eration heads to Mt Maunganui
Hip Op-eration heads to Mt Maunganui
Residents at Mt Maunganui’s Ocean Shores Village must have some fantastic (non-slip) dancing shoes, which have seen them win the Health Quality & Safety Commission’s falls video competition.
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Stand up to falls campaign topic comes to an end
Stand up to falls campaign topic comes to an end
The fifth Open for better care campaign topic, Stand up to falls, has now finished. It had a strong focus on the benefits of an integrated approach to falls prevention and encouraging providers to work together with their primary and community care partne
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Falls limerick competition winner
Falls limerick competition winner
The Health Quality & Safety Commission would like to congratulate Faye Logan at Canterbury District Health Board, who has won the Commission's limerick competition.
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Out damned clutter! competition winners announced
Out damned clutter! competition winners announced
Out damned clutter! competition winners announced
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Addressing the challenges of an ageing population
Addressing the challenges of an ageing population
As a primary care practitioner I am delighted to see the expansion of the falls programme into the community.
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Archie and Joyce – flying the flag for being bold, not old
Archie and Joyce – flying the flag for being bold, not old
Nelson couple Archie and Joyce are great examples of how strength and balance exercises can help prevent falls and enable older people to keep their independence.
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Falls prevention toolkit for clinicians aids integrated approach
Falls prevention toolkit for clinicians aids integrated approach
The Health Quality & Safety Commission, in association with bpacnz, has developed the Stay Independent Falls Prevention Toolkit for Clinicians and the Ask, assess, act pocketcard to aid primary care teams in assessment of an individual's risk of falling.
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Star in a video promoting safe exercise for older people and be in to win! [closed]
Star in a video promoting safe exercise for older people and be in to win! [closed]
Have you got what it takes to make an entertaining, educational-style exercise video? Star in a video promoting safe exercise for older people and be in to win!
