New Zealand Quality of Healthcare Study

Timeframe

1997–2002

Funding

Health Research Council of New Zealand

COMPASS staff

Peter Davis
Roy Lay-Yee
Daniel Patrick

Collaborators

University of Auckland
Alastair Scott
Robin Briant
Sandra Johnson
Wendy Bingley

Canterbury District Health Board
Julie Fitzjohn

University of Western Australia
Stephan Schug

Description

The overall goal of this study was to identify the occurrence, causation, impact, and preventability of injury to patients due to healthcare management. This investigation was undertaken with a view to both advancing understanding of the quality of healthcare in a “no fault” legal environment and actively improving the quality of care experienced by patients in New Zealand Public Hospitals.