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The Health Minister Dr David Clark has announced that the Board of Waikato DHB will be replaced by a Commissioner - former Director General of Health Dr Karen Poutasi.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

“Piki caters to young people who might previously have struggled to find help because they couldn’t afford it, the services weren’t appropriate, or because their needs weren’t recognised.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Health

Health Minister Dr David Clark says seismic strengthening work at Hawke’s Bay DHB will improve the DHB’s resilience to natural disasters.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

Every child in Canterbury’s primary and intermediate schools now has access to mental health and wellbeing support through their local school thanks to the Government’s Mana Ake programme.

  • Hon Dr Megan Woods
  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Greater Christchurch Regeneration
  • Health

Nominations open today for the 2019 Minister of Health Volunteer Awards.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

Health Minister Dr David Clark has informed Waikato DHB Board that he is seriously dissatisfied with their performance and is considering the appointment of a Commissioner to replace Board members.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

Health Minister David Clark has congratulated the midwives’ unions, DHBs, and the Ministry of Health for agreeing a joint accord to help ensure safe and sustainable staffing levels in our public hospitals.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Associate Minister of Health Julie Anne Genter have congratulated PlunketLine on its  25th anniversary.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Prime Minister
  • Health

Health Minister David Clark is pleased to mark World Health Day today as new figures show cheaper doctors visits are available to nearly all the New Zealanders the policy was intended to reach.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

Thank you, Dalton Kelly for your warm introduction.

It’s a pleasure to be here to open this conference - it’s the second time I’ve had the opportunity to speak with you at your annual conference as Minister of Health, so I want to thank you for welcoming me back.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

Associate Health Minister Julie Anne Genter is pleased thousands of women will have better access to free or very low cost contraception.

  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Health

Health Minister Dr David Clark says construction is now underway on a new endoscopy facility at Whangarei Hospital.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

New research showing a record low in smoking among New Zealand students and a decrease in the uptake of vaping was announced today by Associate Health Minister Jenny Salesa in a speech to the Vaping Policy Forum at Parliament. 

  • Hon Jenny Salesa
  • Health

Health Minister Dr David Clark says work will begin this month on doubling the capacity of Tiaho Mai, the acute adult inpatient mental health facility at Counties Manukau DHB.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

Health Minister Dr David Clark is one of more than a million New Zealanders who will get vaccinated against influenza this year. The annual campaign begins this week.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

Tēnā koe, thank you for your mihi. Thank you Peter Barnett  and NCAT co-chair Lynette Hutson and welcome everyone to this Addiction Leadership Day.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

Health Minister Dr David Clark says the Government is progressing legislation aimed at increasing the number of life-saving organ transplants for New Zealanders through improved donation rates.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

Health Minister Dr David Clark is urging people to ensure their vaccinations are up to date as more MMR vaccine is sent to Canterbury to deal with the measles outbreak.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

Health Minister Dr David Clark says two new woody biomass boilers for Christchurch Hospital will improve the Canterbury DHB’s resilience and environmental sustainability.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

The Police will get stronger powers of search and seizure to crackdown on synthetic drugs under new legislation, which makes the two main synthetics (5F-ADB and AMB-FUBINACA) Class A drugs.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Hon Stuart Nash
  • Health
  • Police

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Health Minister David Clark have announced additional funding for the construction of new specialist mental health facilities at Canterbury DHB’s Hillmorton campus.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

Health Minister Dr David Clark is asking New Zealanders to listen up to a national campaign encouraging people to get tested for hepatitis C so that those who have the disease can be cured.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

Health Minister David Clark says District Health Boards are on notice to improve their financial performance and demonstrate they have a plan to return to financial sustainability.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

Health Minister Dr David Clark and Associate Health Minster Julie Anne Genter have announced that Porirua will be the first community to benefit from a trial of free mental health support.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Health