Ministry of Health

Annette King leads the call to primary care organisations to join the new ‘voice of primary care’ 

A hold has been placed on a major new IT system for the DHBs as lack of detailed rollout plans revealed

Stephen McKernan yesterday left his role of acting chief executive of the Ministry of Health saying expectations are clear – but he wasn’t claiming to have turned around morale 

A clean sweep has been made of Auckland region’s three DHB chairs including embattled Counties Manukau DHB

The cost and extent of contract­ing by the Ministry of Health have astounded business and health academic Robin Gauld

Health minister David Clark wants DHBs to be more open with the ministry and his office, following revelations of rot and decay at Middlemore Hospital

Redundancy expenses bal­looned and spending on con­sultants topped out at the Ministry of Health, as its big re­structure ramped up in the year to last June

Former health minister Jonathan Coleman announced today he is quitting politics to take up the chief executive role at private hospital group Acurity

Progress on New Zealand’s electronic health record continues to stall, with a business case for the idea yet to be seen by politicians

Industry leaders feel positive about the future following their first meeting with health minister David Clark