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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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".

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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.

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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

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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.

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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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Health Minister Bill English announced today the new cardiac service for the South Island was a step closer with the first patients expected to be treated before the end of the year.

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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.

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"The Government's new Family Start programme has taken a big step forward, with the signing of the first contract for the delivery of Family Start services," the Ministers of Education, Health and

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Health Minister Bill English said today he was pleased to be able to continue his work in the health portfolio, particularly around child health and the forthcoming Hospital Plan.

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Health Minister Bill English said today the Ministry of Health would review services for people with autism and their families and had commissioned an independent review of the treatment of Casey A

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Health Minister Bill English said today that health dollars were being shifted into areas where early intervention on health problems could improve the health of the community.

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Health Minister Bill English said today most hospitals would be out of the red and recording a surplus in two years time now that details of the funding transfer announced in the Budget had been fi

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