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Finance and Revenue Minister Bill English said today Labour's undertakings in its high tax package were not credible.

  • Bill English
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Health Minister Bill English announced today that the Government had formally approved a $1.5 million project to develop a superward at Wairau Hospital in Blenheim.

  • Bill English
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Health Minister Bill English announced today that the Government had approved a $7.5 million plan from Hutt Valley Health to make improvements to the Hutt Hospital site.

  • Bill English
  • Health

Health Minister Bill English said today he was sorry that the chief executive of the Health Funding Authority, Phil Pryke, had resigned, but pleased to see talented people in the health service bei

  • Bill English
  • Health

Health Minister Bill English said today he was ordering a review of maternity services which would look at whether services were high quality and meeting the needs of women.

  • Bill English
  • Health

Health Minister Bill English said today the Government was planning the first national survey to look at the eating habits and diets of children.

  • Bill English
  • Health

Health Minister Bill English today released a second report on the proposed new hospital for Wellington.

  • Bill English
  • Health

Health Minister Bill English announced today that more people would be eligible to receive free vaccination against influenza this year because the criteria had been extended to include people with

  • Bill English
  • Health

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

  • Bill English
  • Health

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

  • Bill English
  • Health

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

  • Bill English
  • Health

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.

  • Bill English
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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

  • Bill English
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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

  • Bill English
  • Health

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.

  • Bill English
  • Health

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

  • Bill English
  • Health

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

  • Bill English
  • Health

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

  • Bill English
  • Health

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

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

  • Bill English
  • Health

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.

  • Bill English
  • Health

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

  • Bill English
  • Health

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.

  • Bill English
  • Health

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

  • Bill English
  • Health