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Introduction

Thank you for that introduction and good morning everyone.

Firstly, I want to thank everyone in the New Zealand health services for their tremendous support for the people of Christchurch.

And I'd like to acknowledge the generosity of your people in the wake of the February 22 earthquake.

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Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today.

The Canterbury earthquake has obviously been dominating our thoughts over the last couple of weeks, and it will continue to play a major part in our considerations for many years.

I have visited Canterbury three times since the earthquake, and can't speak highly enough of the people in the health and non-government organisation sectors, putting their own issues to one side while they help others.

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Thank you for asking me to open your seminar today.  

I’m going to touch on three issues confronting the public health service:

The Canterbury earthquake, health finances and workforce

Canterbury:

Yesterday I travelled down to Christchurch for the third time following last month’s devastating earthquake.

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Speech – completion of Stage 1 of the new Emergency Department and Assessment and Diagnostic Unit

North Shore Hospital.

Tuesday 1 March 2011

Dr Lester Levy, Board members, representatives from Fletcher Construction and project architects Klein, community health partners, ladies and gentlemen.  

Thank you for that introduction and good morning everyone.

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Thank you for inviting me to speak here at the Inaugural International Cancer Symposium in Wellington.

I’d like to acknowledge the participation of the Mayo Clinic. To have people from such an internationally renowned centre of excellence in cancer care is a great honour for New Zealand.

Similarly, it is a privilege to also have clinicians here from the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in the United States, and the Royal Prince Albert and Peter MacCullum Cancer Centres in Australia.

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Welcome

Thank you chairman Sally Webb for the introduction and welcome everyone to the launch of this exciting initiative.

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Good afternoon.
Thank you for the invitation to speak to you today.
Two years ago tomorrow I was appointed Minister of Health – happily because I asked for the position.
Before that, in my three years as opposition health spokesman, I also talked to hundreds of doctors and nurses, and managers and other health professionals.
I talk with many of you.
Your message was and is clear - you want more clinical engagement and more clinical leadership.

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Good afternoon.

Thank you for inviting me to speak at your conference - "EDs: their place in the community and the ED six hour target." 

It's good to be here.

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Thank you for your warm welcome - and for inviting me to speak today at the opening of your new dementia wing.

It is a triumph for you to be able to open this new wing today.

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Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today.  Congratulations on putting together an outstanding programme for your annual conference.

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Fifty years ago, New Zealand built numerous schools, hospitals and houses to meet the needs of a new generation we now know as "the baby boomers".

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Thank you for inviting me to open the NZ College of Midwives national conference.

It is a pleasure to be here.

A wit - who shall remain anonymous - once said  

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Good morning.

Thank you for inviting me to speak today - it's a pleasure to be here.

Thanks Sean Sullivan for your kind introduction.

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Good morning.

Thank you for inviting me to speak today - it's a pleasure to be here.

Thanks Sean Sullivan for your kind introduction.

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Good morning.  Thank you for your kind introduction.

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Good morning.  

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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.

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Thanks Robyn.

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

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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.

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

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Mister Speaker, I move that the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill be now read for the first time.   At the appropriate time, I will move that the New Zealand Pu

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Dementia is a severe and devastating disorder for both sufferers and their families.

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Good evening. Thanks for your introduction Mike O'Rourke. (RANZCO president)

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Thank you for inviting me here again this year to celebrate International Nurses Day, which is tomorrow. 

It is always a pleasure to take time to recognise the important contribution that nurses make to the health of New Zealanders. 

State of nursing in New Zealand

Nurses are hugely valuable and respected workers in our health system.  According to the Nursing council there are just on 46,000 nurses currently practising in New Zealand.

That's an increase of around 1,000 nurses on last year.

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