The Government has provided up to five million dollars extra to enable Auckland District Health Board to speed up dealing with an unacceptable number of people on its cardiac surgery waiting list.
Health Minster Tony Ryall today released the Senior Medical Officers Workforce Commission report and recommendations on recruiting and retaining senior medical doctors.
The Government has amended protocols for DHBs which allows them to make better and smarter use of private hospitals to get more patients seen.
In response to local body concerns, Health Minister Tony Ryall and Local Government Minister Rodney Hide have announced that the Government has delayed requirements for communities to meet new drin
Health Minister Tony Ryall has confirmed he has told DHBs to pick up their act delivering the B4 Schools Check programme.
Announcing the first results of the government's voluntary bonding scheme today, Health Minister Tony Ryall said the scheme had been very popular.
"Growing numbers of confirmed cases of swine flu in New Zealand were anticipated and are no cause for alarm" says Health Minister Tony Ryall.
The government has taken more precautionary steps with new regulations to help manage an outbreak of Non Seasonal Influenza, such as Influenza A (H1N1) swine flu.
100 new paramedics will be added to frontline emergency services, with the government confirming a $28 million investment over four years for the initiative.
Health Minister Tony Ryall has announced the appointment of Dr Lester Levy as the new Chair of the Waitemata District Health Board.
Health Minister Tony Ryall has paid tribute to New Zealand's hospice staff and volunteers during a visit to Te Omanga Hospice in Lower Hutt this morning, to celebrate the extra $15 million for hosp
The government has announced a panel to recommend how to improve access to high-cost, highly specialised medicines in New Zealand.
The Government has boosted hospice care funding by $60 million over the next four years, increasing the proportion of average hospice funding provided by taxpayers to 70 per cent.
District Health Boards will receive an extra $2.1 billion over four years in Budget 2009.
The Government is investing an extra $116.5 million over four years to bolster the frontline health workforce.
The Government has announced an additional $3 billion investment in health priorities over the next four years – including $750 million in 2009/10.
New Zealand is closely monitoring the spread of the swine flu around the world, including increasing cases in Australia where some schools have been closed.
