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More than 1400 people who have been on a waiting list will receive their hearing aids and disability equipment early next year, Associate Health Minister Ruth Dyson announced today.
- Ruth Dyson
- Health
The government has given district health boards an additional $18m to fund residential care for older people
- Ruth Dyson
- Health
Legislation passed last week to progressively remove asset testing of older people in long-term residential care is based on fairness and security for older New Zealanders.
- Ruth Dyson
- Health
Questions and answers about the progressive removal of asset testing from 1 July 2005.
- Ruth Dyson
- Health
New Zealand's first residential care facility for people with Huntington's Disease has opened.
- Ruth Dyson
- Health
The progressive removal of asset testing of older people in long-term residential care is the purpose of legislation that has just been referred to a select committee.
- Ruth Dyson
- Health
Associate Health Minister Ruth Dyson today launched a new guideline for assessing older people’s needs, developed by the NZ Guidelines Group.
- Ruth Dyson
- Health
ACC and Associate Health Minister Ruth Dyson today expressed regret that the trustees of the ChildFlight Trust had resolved to wind up the trust immediately. However, she said, services currently provided by the trust would continue.
- Ruth Dyson
- Health
ACC and Associate Health Minister Ruth Dyson today welcomed the Child Flight Trust’s decision to continuing operating its emergency air ambulance service for children until 2 November 2003.
- Ruth Dyson
- Health
The Ministry of Health is to receive new funding to develop initiatives to improve the quality and safety of the care of older people and people with disabilities, Disability Issues and Associate Health Minister Ruth Dyson said today.
- Ruth Dyson
- Health
The government will progressively remove asset testing of older people in long-term residential care from 1 July 2005, Associate Health Minister Ruth Dyson announced today.
- Ruth Dyson
- Health
Funding for disabiity support services for older people will be transferred from the Ministry of Health to district health boards from 1 October 2003, Associate Health Minister Ruth Dyson said today.
- Ruth Dyson
- Health
An Auckland rest home is the first health and disability provider to meet new safety standards under the Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act that came into effect on 1 October 2002.
- Ruth Dyson
- Health
A new national Mäori health strategy builds on the strengths of whänau, hapu, iwi and Mäori, Associate Health Minister Ruth Dyson and Te Tai Tonga MP Mahara Okeroa said today.
- Ruth Dyson
- Health