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Health Minister Bill English told psychiatrists today that he could no longer accept failures in basic steps in the care of the mentally ill.

CHRISTCHURCH TOWN HALL

Thank you for the invitation to speak to you today.

Health Minister Bill English today launched two publications to promote and protect breast feeding.

Health Minister Bill English made it clear today the Government expected extra services not inflated pay packets from extra health funding.

ROTORUA CONVENTION CENTRE

Note: the following is a transcript of what Mr English said.

Health Minister Bill English today announced the results of the consultation group formed to examine the Coalition Agreement on health.

The Herald ran a series of articles last week on mental health. Today the Minister of Health, Bill English, gives his views.

New funding arrangements for health related research were announced today by the Minister of Health and the Minister of Research, Science and Technology.

Health groups are being asked for their views on the circumstances in which nurses could be given the right to prescribe drugs, Health Minister Bill English said today.

Health Minister Bill English today released a report assessing the treatment of Jacko Paki by mental health services at MidCentral Health.

The Ministers of Youth Affairs, Health and Maori Affairs today called for government agencies, communities, parents, whanau/family, teachers and young people to work together to help prevent youth

Health Minister Bill English today acknowledged the work of former Labour health spokeswoman Lianne Dalziel.

There has been a good deal said about implementing the Coalition health policy. The fact is implementation is well underway and I am committed to completing what I have set out to do.

Health Minister Bill English said today the Government had received 137 submissions on the Steering Group report on implementing the Coalition Agreement.

WELLINGTON TOWN HALL

Good morning. Thank you for that introduction and for the invitation to be here.

Today I want to talk about health policy and health politics.

Health Minister Bill English today announced changes to the way secure long-term care for mentally ill patients was provided, with new facilities to be built to replace the ageing National Secure U

The Government's planned booking system for surgical waiting lists would give certainty to the people eligible for operations, Health Minister Bill English said today.

Health Minister Bill English said today the Ministry of Health would be supporting improvements to fire protection in rest homes following an investigation into the fire in the Joan Whiting Rest Ho

The role of the hospital is shrinking and teaching hospitals must change to support the public health Otago Medical School Medical Forum in Dunedin today.

DUNEDIN

Thank you for inviting me to address this forum. I always enjoy visiting Dunedin.

A single Crown-owned agency to nationally co-ordinate the country's blood service would be established by 1 July next year, Health Minister Bill English announced today.

Health Minister Bill English said today he was very keen to see some of the projects identified for better patient care in Wanganui get off the ground.

Health Minister Bill English said today he was concerned at allegations that young patients at Lake Alice Hospital were abused there in the 1970s.

The third annual report on regional health authority performance was released today by Health Minister Bill English.