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The Ministry of Health is taking the first steps towards establishing its new Health Infrastructure Unit which will support and oversee the building of new clinical facilities in New Zealand

Better use of technology is making hospital appointments more convenient for hundreds of patients and helping to reduce carbon emissions

New Zealand smokers overwhelmingly support removing the nicotine from cigarettes to make them less addictive, a national survey has found

Nearly 1100 DHB-employed Medical Imaging Technologists (MITs) across New Zealand are set to strike for 24 hours commencing at 0700 hours on Monday 30th September and are voting on a proposed second 24-hour strike on Wednesday 2nd October, after nine months of employment agreement negotiations have failed to secure a settlement

The broader Pinnacle Group sees the Health and Disability System Review - Interim Report as effectively highlighting many of the key challenges and opportunities the New Zealand health sector is facing

The New Zealand Medical Association welcomes the announcement of an Initial Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission.   We look forward to working with the newly appointed Chair Hayden Wano and the Commission

More than 100 cases of bowel cancer have been identified through the Southern DHB’s National Bowel Screening Programme, a significant milestone that illustrates the programme’s important role in reducing the burden of bowel cancer across the district

Plunket nurses, health workers and administrators voted on 12 September to accept a landmark pay offer

Following advice from an immunisation Expert Advisory Group and feedback from general practices, the Ministry of Health is asking general practices and PHOs to target measles vaccinations to the most vulnerable.

Mental Health Commissioner Kevin Allan welcomed the announcement today of an initial Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission