It is encouraging to see rates of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease (IPD), a disease linked with severe forms of pneumonia and meningitis, decreasing among children under 2, following the reintroduction ...

How we’re working to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders.

The Ministry of Health welcomes the Government’s commitment to ongoing funding of $2 million per year for a Child and Youth Mental Health and Addiction Prevalence Survey, Dean Rutherford, Deputy ...

The Primary Maternity Services Notice 2021 (the 2021 Notice) sets out the service specifications and payment rules for remuneration of those practitioners with an authorisation to claim for the ...

Medsafe has been exploring regulatory options to address increasing misuse of nitrous oxide, leading to the decision to update its advice on the law in relation to the supply and use of nitrous oxide ...

Selecting an appropriate radiation monitoring instrument is crucial for overall radiation protection and compliance with legislation. To make the selection, you need a thorough understanding of the ...

Group A streptococcus (GAS) bacteria is a pervasive pathogen, spread through airborne droplets and skin-to-skin contact, that may lead to invasive group A streptococcus (iGAS), post-streptococcal ...

A discount vape and tobacco shop owner, as well as a cigar shop, and its owner, have received fines totalling $36,000 following enforcement and legal action by Health New Zealand and the Ministry of ...

Submissions close Friday, 1 November 2024 5:00pm. Suicide prevention efforts in New Zealand are guided by these two documents: Every Life Matters – He Tapu te Oranga o ia Tangata: Suicide Prevention ...

This rest home has been audited against the Health and Disability Services Standards. During the last audit, the auditors identified some areas for improvement. Issues from their last audit are listed ...

The Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 (the Mental Health Act) sets out the rules for when the government may intervene in a person’s life to provide mental health treatment ...