Mental Health and Addiction Workforce Plan – 24 February 2017 (edition 05/2017)
On Monday the Ministry of Health published a Mental Health and Addiction Workforce Action Plan 2017 – 2021. The idea is that a plan
On Monday the Ministry of Health published a Mental Health and Addiction Workforce Action Plan 2017 – 2021. The idea is that a plan
At the end of last year Te Puni Kōkiri (TPK) released two reports on Whānau Ora. The first report is entitled Formative Evaluation of
The Ministry of Health has released a new statistical report on cancer rates. In regards to Māori, using 2013 data, the Ministry finds: 2,220
On Tuesday the Chief Coroner, Judge Deborah Marshall, released provisional annual suicide figures for the year to 30 June 2016. Within the year there
Yesterday the Smoke-free Environments (Tobacco Standardised Packaging) Amendment Bill was read for a third time in Parliament – and passed – meaning it will
On Tuesday the Committee Stage of the Smoke-free Environments (Tobacco Standardized Packaging) Amendment Bill was completed in Parliament. The Bill now awaits a third reading.
This week the Ministry of Health uploaded a one page analysis of funding provided by District Health Boards (DHBs) to Māori health providers, for
Last Friday members of the iwi leaders’ forum became the first group of signatories to a new ‘Covenant for the Nation’s Children’. This is a
On 27 May the Ministry of Health released the ‘Strategy to Prevent and Minimise Gambling Harm 2016/17 to 2018/19. The strategy replaces the existing
On Tuesday the Associate Minister of Health, Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga, released draft regulations and a consultation document which aims to standardise the look of