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A function hosted by Health Minister Bill English tonight will give MPs a clear message about helping to stop discrimination against people with a mental illness.

Health Minister Bill English announced today the Government had approved $5 million to build a new hospital in Oamaru.

Health Minister Bill English said today he had supported Healthcare Otago's business plan for the year and noted the hospital was forecasting a surplus by the 2000/01 financial year.

"This year the hospital is forecasting a loss of $3.5 million, which is a substantial improvement on the 1997/98 loss of $24.3 million. The following year it is forecasting a break-even result, followed by a surplus of $2.5 million in the 2000/01 year. Any surpluses achieved will be ploughed back into health services.

The Minister of Health, Hon Bill English moved today to reassure people suffering from cancer that the problems MidCentral Health were experiencing at the present time would be resolved as soon as

Health Minister Bill English said today that an international survey showed that New Zealanders were getting a generally similar level of health services as people in other developed countries.

Opening address to
Action for Health and Independence Conference
Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington
7 pm, 15 October 1998

Health Minister Bill English said today he welcomed Grey Power's health policy, particular the call for more political agreement over health issues.

Health Minister Bill English today released a discussion document on the possibility of building a new hospital for the Wellington region at the Kenepuru Hospital site in Porirua.

Health Minister Bill English said the release today of a Rural Health Policy was recognition of the particular health needs facing rural people.

Labour and the Alliance should not be using the Asian Crisis as an excuse to spend more and more taxpayers' money and increase debt, Acting Treasurer Bill English said today.

Health Minister Bill English announced today a number of changes to income and asset testing rules for older people in long stay residential care, including an exemption for elderly victims of crim

Health Minister Bill English said the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Amendment Bill introduced into Parliament today would give victims the right to be notified of the release

Health Minister Bill English said a booklet released today was designed to help women facing unplanned pregnancies make an informed decision that was right for them.

Health Minister Bill English today announced that 17 people nominated by their communities would be appointed to 11 of the country's hospital boards.

The following delegations have been agreed in the health portfolio between the Minister of Health, Bill English, and the Associate Ministers of Health, Georgina Te Heuheu and Tuariki John Delamere.

Health Minister Bill English today called for the success of the national cervical screening programme in reaching younger women to be replicated for older women.

Good Health Wanganui

Thank you for the opportunity to launch the Hospital Services Plan here at Wanganui Hospital.

Health Minister Bill English said the Hospital Services Plan released today provided New Zealanders with certainty and security about the future of public hospital services.

Minister's foreword

Health Minister Bill English said today he would be asking for support from across the political spectrum when the hospital plan was released tomorrow.

Health Minister Bill English said today National Heart Week was a timely reminder that people needed to take responsibility for their own health, starting with a healthy and balanced lifestyle.

Health Minister Bill English said today that Canterbury Health had made substantial progress in implementing the recommendations in the report of the Health and Disability Commissioner on Canterbur

Health Minister Bill English announced today that links between Health Care Hawkes Bay and Tairawhiti Healthcare were to be strengthened with the appointment of both board chairs as a director on t

Health Minister Bill English said today he was keeping an open mind on alternative funding options for hospitals, but would need to be convinced any proposals were a good deal for the health servic