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Office of the Director of Mental Health - Annual Report
Friday, 18 November 2016, 1:49 pm | Ministry of Health
The 11th annual report of the Office of the Director of Mental Health has been released today by the Ministry of Health. More >>
Health Survey key findings released
Thursday, 17 November 2016, 2:59 pm | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health has published key results from the New Zealand Health Survey 2015/16. More >>
Ministry names partner for single EHR business case
Monday, 7 November 2016, 10:30 am | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health is pleased to announce the selection of an Accenture/MartinJenkins consortium as the strategic partner to support the development of the two-stage business case for the single electronic health record (EHR). More >>
Recommendations for methamphetamine contamination clean-up
Wednesday, 26 October 2016, 2:33 pm | Ministry of Health
A Ministry of Health funded report provides key recommendations for the country's first national standard for methamphetamine contamination. More >>
New Zealand hosts SNOMED CT conference
Thursday, 20 October 2016, 5:10 pm | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health is hosting the international SNOMED CT Expo and Conference on 27-28 October at Te Papa museum, with the theme ‘Trusted, actionable health information’. More >>
Reassurance over safety of NZ maternity care
Friday, 30 September 2016, 4:46 pm | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health, midwives and obstetricians have moved to reassure New Zealanders that maternity services in this country are robust. More >>
All Recommendations Accepted in Mental Health Inquiry
Friday, 16 September 2016, 10:54 am | Ministry of Health
All the recommendations have been accepted from an external review into the treatment and management of a forensic mental health patient Manjit Singh by Auckland’s Mason Clinic. More >>
Change to age women begin having cervical smear tests
Wednesday, 14 September 2016, 2:15 pm | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health has today announced that the age women begin having cervical smear tests will change from 20 to 25 in 2018. More >>
Measles outbreak officially over
Thursday, 8 September 2016, 3:59 pm | Ministry of Health
The measles outbreak that began in the Waikato in April is officially over now more than 40 days have passed with no new confirmed cases of measles linked to the outbreak. More >>
Ministry takes further step towards electronic health record
Tuesday, 23 August 2016, 12:54 pm | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health is taking a further step towards using technology to reduce the number of times patients have to provide their health details to the many different health professionals providing their treatment. More >>
Hawke’s Bay Health Services Managing
Wednesday, 17 August 2016, 3:10 pm | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health says Hawke’s Bay DHB is managing well the additional demand caused by the gastro outbreak linked to contamination of the water supply. More >>
Locally Led Response with Central Support
Tuesday, 16 August 2016, 1:41 pm | Ministry of Health
The locally led health response to the gastro outbreak in Havelock North is being supported by the Ministry of Health and other government agencies. More >>
Wellington measles alert
Tuesday, 2 August 2016, 4:54 pm | Ministry of Health
People who travelled on an international flight which landed in Wellington in late July are being advised that a person on the flight has since developed measles. More >>
Sentencing on Health Fraud Charges
Friday, 29 July 2016, 5:06 pm | Ministry of Health
An Auckland man charged with making multiple fraudulent applications for health funding and carer support has been sentenced to home detention, as well as being ordered to make reparation after appearing in Manukau District Court. More >>
Nominations for District Health Board Elected Members Open
Friday, 22 July 2016, 9:15 am | Ministry of Health
Nominations for the seven elected members on New Zealand's District Health Boards (DHBs) are now open. More >>
Is your family immunised against measles?
Wednesday, 6 July 2016, 3:37 pm | Ministry of Health
Don’t let measles ruin the school holidays. Make sure your family is fully immunised. More >>
Avoid mozzie-borne illnesses when travelling overseas
Wednesday, 29 June 2016, 10:43 am | Ministry of Health
In some countries an annoying itch is the least of your worries if you’re bitten by a mosquito. More >>
Medsafe highlights dangers of online medicines
Thursday, 16 June 2016, 1:07 pm | Ministry of Health
Medsafe is reminding New Zealanders of the dangers of purchasing medicines online from overseas, following a global week of action led by INTERPOL. More >>
Free MMR vaccine reminder from Ministry of Health
Friday, 27 May 2016, 12:49 pm | Ministry of Health
Don't let measles make you lose your spot at the tractor pull at Fieldays next month – make sure you’re fully vaccinated before you go. More >>
NZ represented at World Health Assembly meeting
Wednesday, 25 May 2016, 2:32 pm | Ministry of Health
New Zealand is among 194 member states taking part in the 69th Annual World Health Assembly, tackling a diverse range of issues including tobacco control and pandemic influenza preparedness. More >>
