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Mental health campaigns win awards
Friday, 10 October 2008, 5:26 pm | Ministry of Health
Two Ministry of Health campaigns to reduce discrimination and increase support for people with experience of mental illness won gold in last night?s advertising EFFIE awards. More >>
Review reassures Wellington on maternity
Thursday, 9 October 2008, 12:26 am | Ministry of Health
Women and their babies in the Wellington region receive high quality maternity services which are as good as those elsewhere in the country, an independent review shows. More >>
Review Of Cardio Thoracic Services
Tuesday, 7 October 2008, 3:00 pm | Ministry of Health
Director-General of Health Stephen McKernan says a review of cardiac services at Capital and Coast DHB has criticised delays in the treatment of some patients waiting for surgery, More >>
Ministry welcomes Gambling Helpline partnership
Tuesday, 7 October 2008, 10:10 am | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health is pleased to be able to continue its relationship with the Gambling Helpline, following the agreement of a new contract for service provision running until 30 June 2010. More >>
Contemporary aspects of Wai 692 claim resolved
Thursday, 2 October 2008, 2:01 pm | Ministry of Health
The Hon Mita Ririnui, Associate Minister of Health and the Wai 692 claimants are pleased to announce that agreement has been reached on a settlement of the contemporary aspects of the Napier Hospital and Health Services claim (Wai 692). The ceremony ... More >>
Developing the future medical workforce
Tuesday, 30 September 2008, 5:39 pm | Ministry of Health
New Zealand should be training more doctors as part of a wider approach to meeting the changing and growing needs of our health system. More >>
Voluntary quarantine of Ranbaxy drugs in place
Thursday, 25 September 2008, 3:06 pm | Ministry of Health
New Zealand's reaction to the United States Food and Drug Administration import alert around three pharmaceuticals is in line with other regulators internationally. The alert, issued by the FDA last week, relates to products manufactured by Indian drug ... More >>
Mortality rates for children and youth improving
Wednesday, 24 September 2008, 3:18 pm | Ministry of Health
Mortality rates for children and young people have declined considerably over the last 20 years, an independent advisory committee said in a report tabled in Parliament today. More >>
Commission warning for tobacco companies welcomed
Wednesday, 24 September 2008, 1:42 pm | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health has welcomed today's Commerce Commission warning for tobacco companies, about the use of misleading terms on their packaging. More >>
Rollies no safer than tailor-mades – NZ research
Monday, 22 September 2008, 9:47 am | Ministry of Health
A number of roll-your-own (RYO) brands of cigarettes do at least as much harm as a popular tailor-made cigarette, research released by the Ministry of Health shows. More >>
Prosecutions to follow TV underage tobacco sales
Friday, 19 September 2008, 4:09 pm | Ministry of Health
The Director General of Health has confirmed that the Ministry is preparing prosecutions against retailers who were recently shown on TV selling cigarettes to people under the age of 18, including one selling a single cigarette. More >>
Media statement - Eltroxin
Thursday, 11 September 2008, 1:50 pm | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health's drug regulatory arm Medsafe and Government drug-funding agency PHARMAC are well advanced in their efforts to source an alternative brand to the funded thyroid medicine Eltroxin. More >>
Barriers to workforce change in primary care
Wednesday, 3 September 2008, 12:22 am | Ministry of Health
In a report released today, a twelve-member taskforce recommended five measures to address barriers to the effective use of the primary health care workforce. More >>
Director-General of Health seeks nominations
Monday, 1 September 2008, 3:42 pm | Ministry of Health
Director-General of Health Stephen McKernan has asked key stakeholders to recommend suitable candidates for an independent commission that will be established to look at the resident medical officer or junior doctor workforce. More >>
Ministry increases funding for Under Sixes schemes
Tuesday, 26 August 2008, 10:47 am | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health has further increased the amount invested into the primary health care sector to support the over 800 general practices/health centres charging very low fees and free healthcare to children under six. More >>
Man fined for claiming to be a chiropractor
Thursday, 21 August 2008, 10:40 am | Ministry of Health
A Nelson man has been fined over $4000 after repeatedly claiming to be a qualified and registered chiropractor. More >>
Problem Gambling Service User Statistics 2007
Tuesday, 12 August 2008, 11:38 am | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health is releasing the Problem Gambling Intervention Services in New Zealand: 2007 Service-user statistics report. The report, released annually, presents and summarises the data collected by problem gambling service providers ... More >>
PHARMAC Herceptin Decision Accepted - Ministry.
Friday, 8 August 2008, 2:21 pm | Ministry of Health
Given the number of important questions about the best use of Herceptin that remain to be answered, the Ministry accepts as a good result PHARMAC's decision to continue to fund the concurrent nine week course of Herceptin chemotherapy treatment rather ... More >>
Mums and Babies Take Part in Big Latch On
Thursday, 31 July 2008, 3:47 pm | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health is walking the talk by taking part in tomorrow's nationwide breastfeeding promotion - the Big Latch On. More >>
Ministry of Health Breastfeeding Campaign Launched
Monday, 28 July 2008, 11:20 am | Ministry of Health
Families and whānau are being encouraged to support mums to breastfeed, in a campaign launched by the Ministry of Health today. More >>
