7 October, 2008
$50 million plan aims to lift New Zealand's cardiac surgery rate by at least 25 percent over four years; cardiac service delivery gets major nationwide review
Read full release >>30 September, 2008
The Minister of Health, David Cunliffe has today announced key new government policies in health workforce planning. "Tonight I am announcing a new policy direction towards a more integrated, whole of system approach to workforce planning." said Mr Cunliffe.
Read full release >>30 September, 2008
The Minister of Health David Cunliffe has praised a Medical Training Board report on the future training of doctors saying it will become one of the pillars of health workforce planning in New Zealand.
Read full release >>30 September, 2008
The question of the priority the public believes should be given to appropriate ambulance crew levels, against other measures which may improve services, will be publicly consulted on, Health Minister David Cunliffe and ACC Minister Maryan Street said today.
Read full release >>25 September, 2008
Speech to New Zealand Open Source Awards, Intercontinental Hotel, 24 September 2008
Read full speech >>16 September, 2008
A report into the closure of the country’s last big institution for intellectually disabled individuals
Read full release >>15 September, 2008
Nurse practitioners are a significant new force in the Health system
Read full release >>15 September, 2008
The ambulance strategy, released for consultation today, proposes a framework for initiatives that will include extending the scope of practice so ambulance officers can treat people at home
Read full release >>12 September, 2008
Speech note from an address to the Primary Healthcare Symposium, 9am, 12 September 2008, Auckland University.
Read full speech >>11 September, 2008
Pharmac and Medsafe to fast track any alternatives to the thyroid medicine Eltroxin
Read full release >>10 September, 2008
Minister of Health David Cunliffe has today announced his decision to approve a $45.7 million redevelopment of Wairau Hospital in Marlborough.
Read full release >>10 September, 2008
Minister of Health David Cunliffe announced today that Government has acted to reinstate the scopes of practice and qualification of “enrolled nurses” for 137 second level nurses. The nurses began training or graduated as enrolled nurses between 2000 and 18 September 2004 but whose title was changed to “nurse assistant” under the health practitioners scopes of practice notice gazetted in 2004.
Read full release >>8 September, 2008
The Ministers of Health, Mr David Cunliffe and Disability Issues, Ruth Dyson today welcomed the Social Services Select Committee Report into the Quality of Care and Services for Disabled People.
Read full release >>5 September, 2008
Communications and Information Technology Minister David Cunliffe today announced a decision relating to a Commerce Commission proposal in respect of national mobile telephone roaming.
Read full release >>5 September, 2008
Communications and Information Technology Minister David Cunliffe today announced the outcomes of consultation on the operation of the Managed Spectrum Park (MSP) in the 2.5 GHz radio spectrum band.
Read full release >>1 September, 2008
Address to Microsoft TechEd; 8.50am, 1 September 2008, SkyCity Convention Centre, Auckland
Read full speech >>28 August, 2008
Communications and Information Technology Minister David Cunliffe launches Digital Strategy 2.0
Read full release >>26 August, 2008
Applications are now open for the government’s $340 million fund to accelerate broadband.
Read full release >>25 August, 2008
Minister of Health David Cunliffe today dismissed claims of District Health Board amalgamation.
Read full release >>12 August, 2008
A six-member taskforce has been established to provide advice and recommendations on a programme to improve bowel cancer outcomes for all New Zealanders.
Read full release >>7 August, 2008
Pharmac’s decision to decline funding for a 12 month course of the breast cancer drug Herceptin has been acknowledged by the Minister of Health David Cunliffe.
Read full release >>7 August, 2008
Speech notes delivered at the signing of the "Time for Quality" Agreement, Turnbull House, Wellington, 7 August 2008.
Read full speech >>7 August, 2008
The Time for Quality agreement was developed between the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) and the 21 district health boards, with the support of the Minister of Health
Read full release >>7 August, 2008
Speech notes from an address to Wellington Institute of Directors, 5 August 2008, Wellington
Read full speech >>31 July, 2008
Communications and Information Technology Minister David Cunliffe has thanked contributors for the extensive feedback they have provided on the criteria for the Broadband Investment Fund.
Read full release >>30 July, 2008
Minister of Health David Cunliffe today welcomed an announcement from Whanganui and Mid-Central District Health Boards that they are moving to formalise their alliance.
Read full release >>30 July, 2008
Minister of Health David Cunliffe today signed off on an $80 million revamp of Taranaki Base Hospital that will include two new surgical theatres and increase the number of hospital beds.
Read full release >>25 July, 2008
Communications and Information Technology Minister David Cunliffe has welcomed a final report from the Telecommunications Carriers Forum (TCF) on reforming the Telecommunications Service Obligation (TSO).
Read full release >>17 July, 2008
The Minister of Health David Cunliffe and the Minister for ACC Maryan Street are supporting a set of recommendations from the Air Ambulance Reference Group, but they say much more work is needed before any changes should be made.
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