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Huge interest in Health Innovation Awards
Friday, 1 November 2002, 3:37 pm | Ministry of Health
INNOVATION is alive and well in the New Zealand health sector judging by the number of applications to the inaugural New Zealand Health Innovation Awards. More >>
MOH response to H and DC report into Burton case
Wednesday, 30 October 2002, 6:06 pm | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health says the Health and Disability Commissioner's report into the mental health care given to Mark Burton is a sad conclusion to a tragic story. More >>
Hepatitis C Action Plan released
Tuesday, 29 October 2002, 2:01 pm | Ministry of Health
TODAY the Ministry of Health releases Action on Hepatitis C Prevention, a plan to minimise the spread of hepatitis C in New Zealand. More >>
Ministry of Health push to retain Mäori staff
Friday, 25 October 2002, 5:04 pm | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health will introduce wide-ranging workplace initiatives to help make it an employer of first choice for Mäori staff. More >>
Exotic mosquito Kaipara eradication's new phase
Wednesday, 23 October 2002, 3:13 pm | Ministry of Health
A Ministry of Health programme aimed at eradicating exotic mosquitoes which can carry a debilitating disease will move into a new phase around Kaipara Harbour tomorrow. More >>
MOH Welcomes ADHB Reports into Heart Registry
Monday, 21 October 2002, 3:51 pm | Ministry of Health
Action being undertaken by the Auckland District Health Board in the wake of two reports into the way human body parts are stored and handled is strongly supported by the Ministry of Health, spokesperson Sandy Dawson said today. More >>
Consultation on best approach to problem gambling
Thursday, 17 October 2002, 3:55 pm | Ministry of Health
New Zealanders are gambling away close to $1.5 billion a year and with problem gambling on the increase, the Ministry of Health wants suggestions on the best ways of coping with it. More >>
Consultation on best approach to problem gambling
Thursday, 17 October 2002, 10:55 am | Ministry of Health
New Zealanders are gambling away close to $1.5 billion a year and with problem gambling on the increase, the Ministry of Health wants suggestions on the best ways of coping with it. More >>
Primary health nursing innovation fund shortlist
Tuesday, 15 October 2002, 3:10 pm | Ministry of Health
FIFTEEN innovative nursing concepts have made the shortlist for the Ministry of Health's $7 million Primary Health Care Nursing Innovations Funding. More >>
Hundreds receive Mäori Health Scholarship awards
Monday, 14 October 2002, 2:51 pm | Ministry of Health
More than 400 people have been granted Mäori Health Scholarships, with three women awarded the prestigious Dr John McLeod Scholarships, Ministry of Health Deputy Director-General of Mäori Health Ria Earp said today. More >>
New MOH mental health workforce document
Thursday, 10 October 2002, 4:37 pm | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health is marking World Mental Health Day today with the release of a new document focused on one of the most complex and dynamic areas of mental health -- workforce development. More >>
New Zealand Health Innovation Awards' Popular
Monday, 7 October 2002, 3:31 pm | Ministry of Health
Interest in this year's inaugural New Zealand Health Innovation Awards is growing fast. Applications for the awards - a joint ACC/Ministry of Health initiative - close on October 25 and the awards' website has already attracted 43 expressions of interest ... More >>
New Hormone Replacement Therapy guides supported
Monday, 30 September 2002, 7:56 am | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health welcomes the new guidelines on combined hormone replacement therapy released today. More >>
Recommendations in Fire Service Report Considered
Thursday, 26 September 2002, 1:14 pm | Ministry of Health
THE Ministry of Health has received the New Zealand Fire Service's report into an incident where a solution caught fire in a Waitakere Hospital operating room. More >>
New Appointments for NZ Screening Programme
Wednesday, 25 September 2002, 4:06 pm | Ministry of Health
Director of Public Health Dr Colin Tukuitonga today announced the appointment of three new public health and clinical experts to the National Screening Unit. More >>
Applications sought: NZ Health Innovation Awards
Monday, 23 September 2002, 12:30 am | Ministry of Health
Applications are due from today for the inaugural New Zealand Health Innovation Awards which recognise the success and contribution made by the country's most innovative health providers. Individuals, groups and organisations working across the health ... More >>
Campaign Encourages Women To Have Mammograms
Friday, 20 September 2002, 11:47 am | Ministry of Health
New breast screening campaign aims to encourage women aged 50-64 to have regular mammograms More >>
New scholarships for primary health care nurses
Thursday, 19 September 2002, 1:46 pm | Ministry of Health
NURSES working in primary health care who want to do postgraduate study can now apply for Ministry of Health scholarships to do so. More >>
Hydatids now history, but care needed
Wednesday, 18 September 2002, 2:20 pm | Ministry of Health
New Zealand has been declared provisionally free of hydatids and notification of this freedom is today being announced to the OIE – the international animal health organisation. More >>
Health of Older People Highlighted in MOH Report
Monday, 9 September 2002, 4:01 pm | Ministry of Health
Health of older people comes under the spotlight in a new Ministry of Health report released today. More >>
