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

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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.

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Health Minister Bill English today released papers covering the work done to date on analysing and monitoring of the Government's free under-sixes policy.

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

  • Bill English
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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

  • Bill English
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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

  • Bill English
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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.

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

  • Bill English
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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.

  • Bill English
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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.

  • Bill English
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Good Health Wanganui

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

  • Bill English
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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.

  • Bill English
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Minister's foreword

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

  • Bill English
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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.

  • Bill English
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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

  • Bill English
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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

  • Bill English
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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

  • Bill English
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Health Minister Bill English said today an Alliance statement that the Booking System would cost $84 million a year to administer was "completely nuts".

  • Bill English
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Health Minister Bill English said today that recognition for people who cared for others with disabilities was an important first step towards providing better support for them.

  • Bill English
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Health Minister Bill English confirmed today that the Government was considering changing the Medical Practitioners Act to make it easier for some overseas-trained doctors to practice in New Zealan

  • Bill English
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Health Minister Bill English today challenged critics of the elective surgery Booking System to show him why they think that the old waiting list system was fairer and gave patients a better deal.

  • Bill English
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Health Minister Bill English today launched guidelines for people working in the mental health sector on the Health Information Privacy Code.

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Health Minister Bill English said today he was always ready to discuss health issues with interested groups, including Anglican Church leaders.

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