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Health Minister Bill English confirmed today that he had laid a complaint with the Advertising Standards Complaints Board about the advertising campaign being run by drug companies.

Health Minister Bill English today announced the structure and organisation of the new National Blood Service which will be responsible for the supply of safe, high quality blood and blood componen

Health Minister Bill English said today he was seeking ways to fund non-urgent operations for people who needed them and should get from the public health service.

A diabetes management project was one of 28 health information proposals which would be supported with funding of $3.5 million from the Health Provider Development Programme, Health Minister Bill E

Health Minister Bill English said today the advertising campaign by international drug companies was about profit, not people.

Health Minister Bill English said today that measles could be eliminated in New Zealand if immunisation rates were increased sufficiently.

Health Minister Bill English is warning the liquor industry that it runs the risk of regulatory action if it does not adopt a code of practice to limit the appeal of alcoholic sodas and iceblocks t

Health Minister Bill English said today's launch of a task force to help the country's largest hospital and largest group of GPs work together was a major breakthrough for the public health service

Health Minister Bill English today announced approval of a $4 million project to build four new theatres at Nelson hospital.

After considerable discussion and work, we have now moved to deal with the issues related to the group of overseas trained doctors who gained permanent residence in New Zealand but were unable to p

Health Minister Bill English announced today that financial support for a new health centre in Balclutha had been approved by the Government.

Health Minister Bill English announced today he had unfrozen applications under the Government's Waiting Times Fund and approved a further $66 million of contracts to help people on waiting lists.

Health Minister Bill English and Associate Health Minister Tuariki Delamere announced today that two community representatives are to be appointed to each of the boards running New Zealand's hospit

Health Minister Bill English said today the new Dannevirke hospital showed what a community could achieve when it worked in partnership with the Government.

Health Minister Bill English said today any public debate on health funding needs to be honest, get past cheap slogans and equip the public to grapple with wider issues.

Health Minister Bill English and Associate Health Minister, Tuariki Delamere, said today they hoped to respond to a proposal for the merger of Lakeland Health and Eastbay Health in the next month.

Health Minister Bill English said today this Government was committed to non-profit hospitals.

"New Zealand's hospitals are not profit driven," Mr English said.

Health Minister Bill English said today the success of health workers, nurses and doctors in improving publicly-funded care for people had resulted in the need for less public hospital beds.

Health Minister Bill English today announced the membership of the committee that will oversee the setting-up of a National Blood Service by 1 July next year.

Health service had provided Northland man Rau Williams with the best possible care.

Health Minister Bill English said today the public health service must continue to offer reasonable levels of elective surgery.

HYATT HOTEL, AUCKLAND

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Greetings and thank you very much for the opportunity to speak to you here this morning.

Health Minister Bill English said today the Government was protecting and expanding the public health system by increasing what it spends per person on health this year and for the next two years.

Health Minister Bill English announced today the $28 million redevelopment of the Sunnyside and Princess Margaret hospitals.