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The Health Minister Tony Ryall, and Minister of Pacific Island Affairs Georgina te Heuheu have congratulated the Alliance Health Plus PHO group at the beginning of work on their Integrated Family H

The Health Minister Tony Ryall has announced approval for a multimillion dollar car park for Auckland City Hospital, in Auckland today.

Good afternoon and thank you for inviting me here today to open

your new short term respite and palliative care unit at Sevenoaks.

Thank you for your warm welcome.

Health Minister Tony Ryall today opened a new wing at Sevenoaks Retirement Village in Paraparaumu housing ten new respite and palliative care beds.

The Ministers of Health and Corrections, Tony Ryall and Judith Collins have thanked the National Health Committee for their report Health in justice: Improving the health of prisoners, their fam

"The Government continues to invest strongly in mental health with an extra $174 million over the next four years," Health Minister Tony Ryall says.

Health Minister Tony Ryall and Associate Health Minister Dr Jonathan Coleman today announced further progress in providing a new regional eating disorders service for people in the top half of the

Health Minister Tony Ryall's moratorium on District Health Boards charging patients for laboratory services ordered by private specialists will be made permanent.  

The Government has confirmed that a shared services agency will be established to harness the power of bulk purchasing for the public health service.

Health Minister Tony Ryall today announced changes to the Pharmac board.

Lung cancer accounts for the most deaths from cancer according to figures released today by the Ministry of Health.

Health Minister Tony Ryall and Biosecurity Minister David Carter say officials have today declared New Zealand free of the Southern Saltmarsh Mosquito, the first country in the world to wipe out th

Health Minister Tony Ryall is welcoming the launch of the Beat Bowel Cancer New Zealand charity, saying it will help bowel cancer patients, and help raise the profile of the disease.

Thanks Robyn.

I'd like to acknowledge the Australian enrolled nurses with us this morning.

The Government's voluntary bonding scheme for graduate doctors, nurses and midwives has been over subscribed for the second year in a row with a total of around 1,400 graduates now accepted into th

Good morning and thank you for inviting me to open your convention..."Muscling Up"

It is a pleasure to be here with you again.

Thank you Karen Thomas for the introduction.

Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you this morning to open your conference - "Performance Improvement - Leading through Tough Times."

As you are aware the focus of this government is on delivering better, smarter public services with limited resources.

Make no mistake - the Government is strongly committed to maintaining the integrity of New Zealand's public service. Recognising it is world respected, strong, and professional with a reputation for leadership and integrity.

And in these tough times that goal is doubly important.

One million New Zealanders have had a flu vaccination this year - a new record.

Good morning.  Thank you Dr Peter Foley for your welcome.

Health Minister Tony Ryall today announced the interim board that is taking the next steps towards the new independent Health Quality and Safety Commission (HQSC) - as recommended by the Ministeria

Two independent reviewers have been appointed to review last year's transition of community laboratory services in Auckland from Diagnostic Medlab (DML) to Labtests.

Dunedin Hospital is to get a new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

A review of pharmacy recalls will start next week and be completed within a month, Health Minister Tony Ryall announced today.

The auditors who check rest homes will now have to be approved by an international agency under new rules announced today.