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Health Minister Bill English said today that Central Health, which was now a division of the Health Funding Authority, had spent less than 0.1 percent of its budget on consultants since being estab

Health Minister Bill English said today the findings of a report into the current population based funding formula for health would be a major disappointment to the Dunedin Health Action Group.

Health Minister Bill English announced today that children would be given priority on hospital waiting lists for assessments and surgery with the new money the Government was planning to allocate t

Health Minister Bill English said today steps were being taken to further reduce the cost of administering the public health service.

Health Minister Bill English said today solving the underlying causes of youth suicide was extremely difficult and it was not a problem that could be pinpointed as a failing of the health system.

Health Minister Bill English said today he had considered a report about contracting issues at Capital Coast Health and Health Waikato and decided that, on the basis of the information available, a

Health Minister Bill English said today that anti-competitive practices in health would cost money that should be being spent on health services.

Health Minister Bill English said today the funding for hospitals was not yet finalised and it was wrong to assume there would be cuts in some areas, particularly in the southern hospitals.

Health Minister Bill English said today more than a fifth of the new money the Government provided for mental health last year had been spent on child and youth mental health services.

Health Minister Bill English today stressed the Government's support for the public health services as he opened a new $9 million emergency and theatre block at Hutt hospital.

Health Minister Bill English said today the national cervical screening programme had reached its year 2000 target, this month, two years ahead of time.

Health Minister Bill English today announced the formation of the Health Funding Authority, which is being set up to replace the Transitional Health Authority.

Health Minister Bill English said today the extra $200 million for health would be used to improve certainty for the public about what elective surgery they can expect from their public health serv

Health Minister Bill English told a rural health summit in Balclutha today that he welcomed the historic offer from the Otago Medical School to help small health services.

Health Minister Bill English said today there was no question of the Government changing the free under-sixes health policy.

Health Minister Bill English today officially opened the Christchurch heart unit.

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Health Minister Bill English and Associate Health Minister John Delamere announced today Government support for doctors and nurses from the Lakeland, Western Bay and Eastbay Crown health enterprise

Health Minister Bill English today announced the establishment of the Child Health Advisory Committee, which will develop a National Child Health Strategy.

Health Minister Bill English announced today that 26 percent more patients were expected to get elective surgery this year compared to last year.

Health Minister Bill English said today he was satisfied with the outcome of his complaint to the Advertising Standards Complaints Board about the drug companies' million-dollar 'Mayday' campaign.

Health Minister Bill English today welcomed the transfer of Maori patients from Tokanui Hospital to the care of skilled Maori mental health workers.

Health Minister Bill English announced today that the Government had approved a final $7.8 million for Healthcare Hawkes Bay's regional development plan.

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