News and Articles
Humanizing Harm
Healthcare is not without risk. Despite two decades of policy focus and improvement efforts, the global incidence of harm remains stubbornly persistent
Reimagining our Healthcare System
The presentation by Professor Jennifer Llewellyn describes how a restorative approach to healthcare can transform systems and service delivery and create a shift in values and thinking
When Healthcare Goes Wrong
According to a 2019 report from the Canadian Patient Safety Institute, Canada was already facing a public health crisis prior to the pandemic: a crisis of patient safety.
Health Workers Facing Burnout
Even though the rate of COVID-19 case numbers have started to ease in hospitals across the country, the workload and stress facing health-care workers hasn’t abated.
Evaluation of a Restorative Process
The Ministry of Health has published an evaluation of a restorative process designed to listen, understand, and address the harms New Zealanders suffered as result of surgical mesh.
Restorative Justice in Medical Negligence Cases
In most countries, litigation is the go-to system adopted for seeking compensation for those who have suffered from the acts and omissions of medical practitioners.
National Restorative Justice Week
Restorative justice is a methodology that believes that through people sharing, speaking, and also being heard, that healing can happen
New Zealand Restorative Approach Research
In a restorative process the people affected by a harmful event come together in a safe, supportive environment to talk openly about what has happened, and the impact it has had on their lives
A Just Culture for Staff and Patients
If we truly believe in a just culture and the benefits this can bring for patient safety, it has to give equal importance to being fair to patients and families as well as to staff.