Action to progress Grey Base Hospital Redevelopment
Wednesday 19 December 2012, 12:17PMHealth Minister Tony Ryall has today announced the Government is moving to fast track plans to rebuild Grey Base Hospital in Greymouth
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West Coast DHB welcomes Government announcement to fast track plans for Grey Base Hospital
Wednesday 19 December 2012, 12:11PMThe West Coast District Health Board (DHB) has welcomed the Government’s move to establish a Grey Base Hospital Redevelopment Partnership Group to finalise and fast track plans to redevelop Grey Base Hospital in Greymouth
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CDHB delighted Health Precinct one step closer
Wednesday 19 December 2012, 9:52AMThe Health Precinct is one step closer to reality with the recent announcement of the Christchurch Central Development Unit (CCDU) Request for Proposal for a master plan for the project
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New Zealand-first NRT innovation NICORETTE® QuickMist
Tuesday 18 December 2012, 3:57PMJohnson and Johnson Pacific (JJP) is bringing true innovation to the Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) category in Pharmacy with the launch of its New Zealand-first breakthrough product, NICORETTE® QuickMist mouth spray for fast craving relief
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Innate Immunotherapeutics gets patent ahead of investor talks
Tuesday 18 December 2012, 3:21PM
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Spin masks underlying problems at new surgical centre
Tuesday 18 December 2012, 2:23PMWaitemata District Health Board’s insistence on a public-private partnership model for elective surgery at North Shore Hospital flies in the face of strident opposition from the very people who are going to be required to work in it, says Labour’s Health Spokesperson, Maryan Street
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Bupa acquires leading dentistry group
Tuesday 18 December 2012, 11:38AMBupa Australia Health Pty Ltd (Bupa Australia) today announced its plan to acquire Dental Corporation (Dental Corp), through a Scheme of Arrangement (Scheme) under the Corporations Act
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New Italian research proves the benefit of BLIS K12™ probiotic in Children (1)
Tuesday 18 December 2012, 11:33AMBLIS Technologies Ltd (NZX:BLT) announces the publication of an independent research study into the effectiveness of BLIS K12™ oral cavity probiotic for preventing ear and throat infections in children
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New Zealanders unprepared and unrealistic about retirement healthcare costs
Tuesday 18 December 2012, 11:29AM79% of New Zealanders think they will have to pay for some of their elective healthcare in retirement. Yet just one in five have started saving.
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West Coast children to benefit from Countdown Kids Appeal
Tuesday 18 December 2012, 9:04AMWest Coast children will benefit from new equipment as a result of the generosity displayed by New Zealanders through the Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal
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Free morning-after pillmorally bankrupt,medically flawed
Monday 17 December 2012, 3:57PMFamily First NZ is labelling a decision by the Taranaki Health Board to hand out the ‘morning-after’ pill to children as young as 12 as morally bankrupt and medically flawed because the evidence suggests it will do more harm than good, and will undermine the important role of parents
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Streamlined rest home auditing to be introduced in 2013
Monday 17 December 2012, 2:23PMAssociate Health Minister Jo Goodhew announced today that streamlined auditing of rest homes, saving up to six hours for each audit, will be introduced from 1 January 2013
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Dunne:Specially trained pharmacists to prescribe medicines
Monday 17 December 2012, 2:20PMSpecially trained pharmacists will soon be able to prescribe medication, making access to medication easier for some patients, Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne announced today
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Keep Christmas whooping cough-free
Monday 17 December 2012, 11:13AMThe Ministry of Health is encouraging people to be extra vigilant as they gather for Christmas and New Year celebrations to protect young babies from whooping cough
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Arthritis a health priority for half a million New Zealanders
Monday 17 December 2012, 9:15AMArthritis New Zealand challenges the Ministry of Health’s statement in this week’s health survey that arthritis is declining. The survey confirms there are about 530,000 people in New Zealand who are living with arthritis
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GPs cautiously welcome pharmacist prescribing
Monday 17 December 2012, 9:05AMThe Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners cautiously welcomes today’s announcement that some pharmacists will be able to prescribe medication under changes to be made to the Medicines Act and the Misuse of Drugs Act
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Primary care making gains in preventive health targets
Monday 17 December 2012, 9:00AMHealth Minister Tony Ryall says general practices, supported by Primary Health Organisations (PHOs), are making good progress in the three national preventive health targets
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Millions of patients still waiting for medical “Breakthroughs” against neglected diseases
Thursday 13 December 2012, 4:20PMDespite important progress in research and development (R&D) for global health over the past decade, only a small fraction of new medicines developed between 2000 and 2011 were for the treatment of neglected diseases, highlighting the ‘fatal imbalance’ between global disease burden and drug development for some of the world’s most devastating illnesses, said Médecins Sans Frontières and the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), in an analysis to be presented today at an international conference aimed at spurring medical innovations for these diseases
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Tonga's first ever Doctor of Philosophy in nursing
Thursday 13 December 2012, 4:18PMTonga’s first ever Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing will graduate tomorrow from the University of Sydney.
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Free whooping cough immunisation for more pregnant women
Thursday 13 December 2012, 4:10PMA free whooping cough vaccine will be available to all pregnant women from 1 January 2013 to help protect their new-born babies from this serious disease.
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New web tool makes accessing local health information easier
Thursday 13 December 2012, 11:27AMAccessing health information in your region is now easier following the launch of new health web tool, My DHB, says Health Minister Tony Ryall
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Over 110,000 drivers on our roads may not be able to see properly
Thursday 13 December 2012, 9:10AMAn AA survey, in partnership with Specsavers, has found that almost one in eight people (12.9%) who are required to wear glasses or contact lenses while driving have driven without them; and of those, over 85 percent have done so more than once
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2011/12 New Zealand Health Survey released
Thursday 13 December 2012, 9:08AMThe Ministry of Health has published key findings from the 2011/12 New Zealand Health Survey
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Healing begins before operation takes place
Wednesday 12 December 2012, 4:12PMPatients who have undergone hip or knee joint replacements are experiencing faster recoveries, thanks to new pre-surgery classes being run at Tauranga Hospital
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Waitemata DHB starts electronic prescription of medications
Wednesday 12 December 2012, 4:10PMPatient safety and quality of care is to improve further at Waitemata District Health Board following the start of electronic prescribing and administration of medications
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Kids get on Right Track
Wednesday 12 December 2012, 9:06AMGrant Christey didn’t muck around when explaining to a bunch of young people what happens to car crash victims when they come into the Emergency Department
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NZACA welcomes consultation on premium charging
Wednesday 12 December 2012, 8:58AMThe New Zealand Aged Care Association (NZACA) said today it welcomed the Government’s announcement to consult over premium charging in the aged care sector
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New home for Whitianga community and mental health
Wednesday 12 December 2012, 8:56AMAfter months of considerable remedial work both inside and out, one of the oldest historic buildings in Whitianga is now officially the new home to the town’s Community and Mental Health services
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Government ignores poor child health realities
Tuesday 11 December 2012, 4:36PMSimply reciting a list of current Government programmes as ‘evidence’ that our children’s health is improving, despite two new studies demonstrating that in preventable areas it isn’t, proves Tony Ryall has no real sense of the problem at all, Labour’s Health spokesperson Maryan Street says
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Babies get a better chance to escape a dangerous health cycle
Tuesday 11 December 2012, 4:14PMA promising step forward in stopping an intergenerational cycle of birth complications, diabetes and obesity associated with gestational diabetes has been made by researchers at the University of Sydney
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ESR Scientists Develop Campylobacter Breakthrough
Tuesday 11 December 2012, 4:11PMHeading into the barbeque season when the number of kiwis getting sick from the foodborne bacterium Campylobacter peaks, scientists at ESR have developed new technology to track the causes of outbreaks within hours
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New process slashes waiting time for gall bladder surgery
Tuesday 11 December 2012, 4:09PMThe Bay of Plenty District Health Board is offering a new streamlined treatment option for patients that require non-urgent gall bladder surgery
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Changes in the maternity area at Grey Base Hospital
Tuesday 11 December 2012, 12:40PMThe necessity to vacate the seaward end of the Morice / McBrearty ward block due to seismic concerns will result in some changes to maternity services at Grey Base Hospital
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New Silverdale Health Hub opens to patients
Tuesday 11 December 2012, 9:50AMA comprehensive “one stop health shop” for the Rodney community will open its doors to patients and customers on December 17
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Secret trade deal will affect the cost of health care in NZ
Monday 10 December 2012, 4:34PMThe New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is concerned that, despite the Prime Minister’s previous assurances that the fundamentals of New Zealand’s drug buying agency Pharmac would be protected during trade talks, the opposite appears to be the case
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Children’s health monitor damns Govt inaction on poverty
Monday 10 December 2012, 4:03PMRevelations that one in five New Zealand children are reliant on a benefit as the main source of their family’s income highlights the National Government's failure to lift our kids out of poverty, say Labour MPs Maryan Street and Jacinda Ardern
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Laboratory ready for any pandemic
Monday 10 December 2012, 3:00PMWaikato Hospital’s redeveloped laboratory will have a pivotal role in any national pandemic
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Connect through the chaos of Christmas, says Mental Health Foundation
Monday 10 December 2012, 2:58PMThis Christmas season, the Mental Health Foundation (MHF) is reminding New Zealanders to connect with each other - because we are stronger when we pull together
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Health monitor highlights inequities and need for targets
Monday 10 December 2012, 2:56PMThe latest update to the Children’s Social Health Monitor highlights the persistent health inequities experienced by Maaori and Pasifika children, and reinforces the need for government targets to improve child health, says Every Child Counts
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Poor lifestyle choices blamed for rise in mental illness
Monday 10 December 2012, 2:53PMThe mental health of New Zealanders is being compromised by a lack of exercise and poor lifestyle choices warns the New Zealand Chiropractors’ Association following reports from the USA that mental health clinicians are considering exercise not just in therapy but as therapy
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