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Health Minister Bill English announced today that he had approved funding of more than $1.8 million to community health providers.

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Greater consumer confidence in food safety is among the Government's aims in creating a single food agency by the middle of next year, Food, Fibre, Biosecurity and Border Control Minister John Luxt

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Health Minister Bill English said a business case presented today by Auckland Healthcare for a new hospital in central Auckland would be given careful consideration by the Government over the next

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Minister of Health Bill English said New Zealanders' tendency to take a casual approach towards cooking over Christmas and the summer holidays could put people at risk of food poisoning.

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Health Minister Bill English said today Otago Medical School's decision to offer specialised rural health training showed there was a bright future for Balclutha's community hospital and others lik

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Health Minister Bill English said today Otago Medical School's decision to offer specialised rural health training showed there was a bright future for Balclutha's community hospital and others lik

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Health Minister Bill English said the Government had not ruled out the possibility of extending the breast screening programme to a wider age group of women at some stage in the future.

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Defence Minister Max Bradford today announced the Governor-General has approved the appointment of the Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice-Marshal C W (Carey) Adamson, AFC, to replace Lieutenant General A

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Health Minister Bill English today released an interim report into the options for development of hospital services for Wellington.

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Health Minister Bill English said today Family Start was a practical and effective programme to tackle issues around poverty.

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Health Minister Bill English said two reports issued today by the Mental Health Commission were important contributions to the debate about how to best care for people with a mental illness and the

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Defence Minister Max Bradford says the Opposition parties' allegations about the purchase of F16 aircraft have the ring of "desperate stuff".

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Health Minister Bill English said today the Government was serious about reducing family violence and guidelines to help the health sector deal with the problem would complement those already devel

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Health Minister Bill English said legislation introduced to Parliament today should improve safety for patients and people using health services.

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Health Minister Bill English today released the evaluation of the first year of the free under-sixes health care programme and confirmed that no changes would be made to the policy.

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Health Minister Bill English said nurse prescribing had moved a step closer today with the introduction of legislation to Parliament which will see nurses and other health professionals given limit

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Health Minister Bill English today announced a $13 million child health package aimed at getting extra help to children who are missing out on health services.

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Health Minister Bill English said today a survey of clinical leaders' views on the elective surgery booking system showed growing support in the public health service for changes in how it handles

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Consultation with families would be a requirement under mental health legislation now being considered by Parliament, Health Minister Bill English said today at the opening of the Schizophrenia Fel

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Health Minister Bill English said children outside the main centres stood to benefit from $800,000 funding announced today to implement the recommendations of a recent review of specialty care for

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The taxometer shows Labour's "credit card" of promises would require a tax rate of 44%, Education Minister Wyatt Creech and Health Minister Bill English said today.

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Health Minister Bill English today launched guidelines aimed at helping GPs recognise and treat anxiety disorders.

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Health Minister Bill English said today the first quarterly report on the elective surgery booking system showed impressive progress in the implementation of the system since the first benchmark re

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Health Minister Bill English said today he had supported Auckland Healthcare's business plan for the year and noted the hospital was forecasting a surplus from the next financial year.

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