NZRGPN wants continued focus on key rural health issues
Wednesday 30 November 2011, 2:31PMMedia release from New Zealand Rural General Practice Network: The New Zealand Rural General Practice Network congratulates the National-led government on its re-election for a second term and looks forward to continuing to work with the Minister of Health to solve issues in the rural health sector, some of them longstanding
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Grace Hospital Now Boasts Free Public Internet Access
Wednesday 30 November 2011, 2:15PMMedia release from Enternet Online Ltd
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Movember Grows to a Close
Wednesday 30 November 2011, 1:04PMMedia release from The Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand and the Cancer Society
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Canterbury DHB CEO awarded NZMA’s top honour
Wednesday 30 November 2011, 12:48PMMedia release from New Zealand Medical Association:
The New Zealand Medical Association (NZMA) today awarded David Meates the NZMA’s highest standing award for leading the Canterbury District Health Board, in its response to the earthquake in February
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GP pleased Medical Council drops abortion statement appeal
Wednesday 30 November 2011, 10:24AMMedia statement from Catherine Hallagan: Catherine Hallagan, a General Practitioner from Wellington and spokesperson for the New Zealand Health Professionals Alliance, told New Zealand Doctor that the NZHPA is very pleased that the Medical Council has abandoned its appeal
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Hastings man claims child care role to defraud ACC
Tuesday 29 November 2011, 4:00PMMedia release from ACC: Paul Moray Walker, a 47-year-old beneficiary from Flaxmere, Hastings, was convicted in the Napier District Court this month of defrauding ACC
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Southern DHB Health Targets Results Quarter One, 2011
Tuesday 29 November 2011, 2:59PMMedia release from Southern DHB: Southern District Health Board's (Southern DHB) first quarter results (July to September 2011) show the DHB continued to meet or improve its performance against the government's priority health targets. Our results have been accomplished despite the additional challenge of two target areas having been raised in 2011-2012
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Health Target performance still strong despite a shaken year
Tuesday 29 November 2011, 12:19PMMedia release from Canterbury DHB: The Canterbury Health System has made strong progress against the Health Targets in Quarter 1, despite ongoing quake-related challenges and two significant snow events during the quarter
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Te ORA signs Collaboration Agreement with the Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand
Tuesday 29 November 2011, 12:05PMMedia release from Te ORA: Today, Te Ohu Rata O Aotearoa (Te ORA) Māori Medical Practitioners Association signed a collaboration agreement with the Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand (Medical Deans) as a commitment to improve Māori health equality in Aotearoa
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Redirection of 'Diabetes Get Checked' - online survey - have your say!
Tuesday 29 November 2011, 11:07AMAnnouncement from RNZCGP: The Ministry of Health (MoH) has provided the College with an update on the redirection of the ‘Diabetes Get Checked’ funding, to share with our members here
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Boost in national preventive health targets
Tuesday 29 November 2011, 10:58AMMedia release from caretaker health minister spokesperson Tony Ryall: The latest quarterly results for the six National Health Targets have been published
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Hospital celebrates 125th anniversary with book launch
Tuesday 29 November 2011, 9:51AMMedia release from Waikato DHB
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ALRANZ pays tribute to departing MP Steve Chadwick
Monday 28 November 2011, 2:58PMMedia release from Abortion Law Reform Association of New Zealand: ALRANZ today paid tribute to retiring Labour MP Steve Chadwick for her tireless efforts in the struggle for reproductive justice in New Zealand
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Update - IT professionals issue further strike notice
Monday 28 November 2011, 11:06AMMedia release from APEX: Further to the press release sent last week, IT professionals employed at Grey Base Hospital issued their strike notice, but the West Coast District Health Board have still not come to the negotiating table
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Justice catches up with woman who defrauded ACC
Friday 25 November 2011, 3:58PMMedia release from ACC: Justice was served this week on a Glen Eden woman who evaded several previous Court appearances to face charges of defrauding ACC
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Bottleneck in Medicines Access
Friday 25 November 2011, 3:39PMMedia release from Medicines New Zealand: Debate about the optimal level of medicines access for New Zealand patients has received a substantial contribution from internationally respected health economic analysts
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HRC Beaven Medal for Hepatitis B virus infection researcher
Friday 25 November 2011, 2:34PMMedia release from Health Research Council Of New Zealand
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Meningococcal C Vaccination Programme – Time is running out
Friday 25 November 2011, 1:51PMMedia release from Northland DHB
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Send a greeting card or postcard – and help save a life
Friday 25 November 2011, 1:45PMMedia release from New Zealand Post
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Successful pitch brings international congress to Rotorua
Friday 25 November 2011, 12:59PMMedia release from Tourism New Zealand
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White Ribbon Ride to visit Christchurch Hospital
Friday 25 November 2011, 10:28AMMedia release from Canterbury District Health Board
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Central PHO AGM and presentation on major achievements for the year
Friday 25 November 2011, 10:16AMMedia release from Central PHO
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PHA Resignation: Dr Gay Keating
Thursday 24 November 2011, 3:23PMMedia release from Public Health Association:After more than a decade of service with the Public Health Association (PHA), Dr Gay Keating has decided to enrol for the Masters of Public Health (Otago) and so has resigned from her position as National Executive Officer
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Could team sports be better for the heart of our Pacific people
Thursday 24 November 2011, 2:33PMMedia release from RNZCGP:Rates of obesity among Pacific people in New Zealand continue to rise
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Has the closure of psychiatric beds gone too far?
Thursday 24 November 2011, 2:14PMMedia release from BMJ: The number of psychiatric beds has declined steadily since the mid-1950s, but has it gone too far? Two experts debate the issue on bmj.com today
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New formula can help set commissioning budgets for general practices
Thursday 24 November 2011, 2:10PMMedia release from BMJ: Research: Developing a person based formula for allocating commissioning funds to general practices in England: a modelling study
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WHO applauds Australia's new tobacco packaging legislation
Thursday 24 November 2011, 2:07PMMedia release from WHO: The World Health Organization congratulates Australia for becoming the first country to pass legislation requiring all tobacco products to be sold in plain packaging
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West Coast DHB releases its Annual Report
Thursday 24 November 2011, 1:54PMMedia release from West Coast DHB
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NZ medical students - make health a priority this election
Thursday 24 November 2011, 11:48AMMedia release from New Zealand Medical Students' Assn
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Share for Care goes live at end of November
Thursday 24 November 2011, 11:10AMMedia release from West Coast DHB
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Health warning following pump failure
Wednesday 23 November 2011, 4:56PMMedia release from Canterbury DHB
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Residents warned over soil arsenic
Wednesday 23 November 2011, 3:33PMMedia release from Waikato DHB: People are being advised to avoid coming into contact with soil and dust in the Thames suburb of Moanataiari after testing revealed arsenic 235 times the national safety standard
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No child should be hungry, cold or ill from preventable disease
Wednesday 23 November 2011, 2:29PMMedia release from CPAG: Bryan Bruce’s documentary on child poverty in New Zealand shown last night on TV3 is compulsory viewing for all New Zealanders said Professor Innes Asher
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Housing policy puts needs of children first
Wednesday 23 November 2011, 1:05PMMedia release from Labour’s housing spokesperson Moana Mackey: Labour will put the needs of families and children first with policies which focus on stable and healthy homes, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Moana Mackey
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Empty food baskets = hungry children
Wednesday 23 November 2011, 12:53PMMedia releasefrom Whangarei: Many schools regularly feed children breakfast and lunch and there are increasing numbers of charitable organisations supplying food to families in Whangarei says Whangarei Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) spokesperson and Northland Plunket Manager Diane Lawson
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Canterbury Paediatric Registrar wins Australasian gold medal
Wednesday 23 November 2011, 12:50PMMedia release from Canterbury DHB: Canterbury District Health Board paediatric registrar Andrew Dodgshun has won a gold medal for the highest overall performance in the Royal Australasian College of Physicians Fellowship (FRACP) exams in paediatrics
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Cutting Maori jobs is no way to fund Whanau Ora
Wednesday 23 November 2011, 11:53AMMedia release from Public Service Association
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Don’t let your respiratory condition run your life
Wednesday 23 November 2011, 11:49AMMedia release from Asthma Foundation: Managing your respiratory condition can be the difference between letting it run your life, or living a much healthier life and achieving your goals
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Summer of disasters: how did we fare, are we ready for more?
Wednesday 23 November 2011, 11:46AMMedia release from Australasian College for Emergency Medicine: Summer of disasters - the Christchurch earthquake, Japan earthquake and tsunami, Pakistan floods, Queensland floods and cyclone
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Whooping Cough outbreak more widespread
Wednesday 23 November 2011, 10:56AMMedia release from Nelson Marlborough DHB: So far this month 49 cases of whooping cough have been notified to the Public Health Service from Nelson and Tasman
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