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Health Minister Tony Ryall has announced a review of the PHARMAC-administered Exceptional Circumstances schemes, with a view to providing better access to medicines not funded through the Pharmaceu

Health Minister Tony Ryall announced today that a new deputy chair and six further directors have been appointed to the Board of the new shared services organisation, Health Benefits Limited. 

Health Minister Tony Ryall says the findings from an audit of hospital patients with acute coronary syndrome have led to immediate action.

Health Minister Tony Ryall has announced that community pharmacies will be able to manage blood thinning therapy (warfarin) for patients, in collaboration with general practices, at up to 15 demons

A further step towards a pilot bowel screening programme has begun with a request for proposals to undertake the four year pilot.

Health Minister Tony Ryall has announced Pharmac is to extend its successful approach to the management and procurement of community pharmaceuticals to hospital medicines.

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.

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.

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

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

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.