About Us Our People About Us Our History Our Vision Our People Regional Trauma Networks Our People The improvements in trauma are a result of the efforts by local hospitals, governance groups, our funding organisations, and other valued agencies we partner with.Trauma National Clinical NetworkThe Trauma National Clinical Network manages the operational aspects of our national work plan. The group serves as a key link between regional and national networks. Members include the national clinical co-leads and programme manager, the four regional clinical leads and representatives from nursing, allied health, ACC, the ambulance sector and community rehabilitation.For further information, please click here.Governance GroupThe Governance Group oversees the Network work program delivery and provides leadership and advice to sponsors and sector decision makers. The group sets high-level strategic priorities for the work programme and endorses performance measures.Trauma Nurse Specialists and Data Collectors GroupThis group enables inter-regional education, training and discussions on New Zealand Trauma Registry and other areas of relevance such as case management, research and professional development.Data Governance GroupThis group governs data collected in the New Zealand Trauma Registry. It considers ethics and other approval requirements related to requests for data for research and other purposes, such as quality improvement projects and verification audits. Members of this group includes representatives from each regional network, academics and researchers, and epidemiologists. This group is chaired by an independent chair.Rōpū RangatiraPart of the new structure of the Trauma National Clinical Network are five expert workstreams, Rōpū Rangatira: Injury Prevention Pre-Hospital and Acute Care Rehabilitation and Transitions of Care NZ Trauma Registry, Data and Insights Trauma Quality Improvement These Rōpū Rangatira arecomprised of local, regional and national leaders who will: Understand service delivery across the continuum of care, and be prepared to think innovatively to bring about improvements Be committed to and understand equity and variation and how it impacts on people experiencing the effects of trauma and uphold the mana of Māori whānau Be able to evaluate different issues and perspectives and work in a way that facilitates collaboration among the different stakeholders Actively seek information and/or advice from others to help inform the work of the group and provide feedback to their constituency/district as appropriate Communicate and report back on a regular basis from their own district, agency, or region. Regional Trauma Networks Find the teams working in your region Home search About Us Our History Our Vision Our People Regional Trauma Networks Publications & Resources Annual reports and plans Quality improvement projects Major trauma rehabilitation project Whānau Māori experiences of major trauma Serious traumatic brain injury (sTBI) project National critical haemorrhage project Trauma patient reported outcomes Trauma resources Out-of-hospital Traumatic Brain Injury T Trauma Nursing Framework Clinical guidelines Other publications Audio interviews and Conference videos Audio interviews Conference videos Research Trauma Registry National Minimum Data Set for trauma Governance and access to registry data Information for patients News & Events News Community stories Communique Conferences Training & education Trauma Team Training Log in