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18 May, 2012

Positive start to bowel screening pilot

Five bowel cancers and five cancerous polyps have been detected in the first few months of the four year bowel screening pilot at Waitemata District Health Board.

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15 May, 2012

Budget 2012: $144m more for disability support

Budget 2012 will make available $143.7 million over the next four years to improve the lives of people with disabilities.

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15 May, 2012

Keynote Address to the National Kia Piki te Ora Māori Suicide Prevention Conference 2012

I am very pleased to be here today in place of Hon Tariana Turia, who sends her best wishes.

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14 May, 2012

Budget 2012: $101m for surgery, cancer services

The Budget next week will provide $101 million of extra funding over the next four years for more elective operations and scans, and improved cancer services, Health Minister Tony Ryall says.

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14 May, 2012

Budget 2012: Prescription charges help fund Health

Health Minister Tony Ryall today announced the Government will increase the $3 prescription charge to $5 per item up to a maximum of 20 items from 1 January 2013. The savings will be reinvested in the health sector.

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11 May, 2012

International Nurses Day

With International Nurses Day tomorrow, Health Minister Tony Ryall thanks all nurses for the important contribution they make to the health of New Zealanders.

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10 May, 2012

More productivity = More operations

More patients will get operations sooner as a result of a $7 million investment announced by Health Minister Tony Ryall.

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9 May, 2012

Budget 2012: Taking on rheumatic fever

The Government’s campaign to stamp out a third world disease reached Porirua today with a new school throat swabbing programme - part of a $24 million five-year campaign to reduce rheumatic fever.

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4 May, 2012

Strong clinical leadership in new maternity programme

Maternity services continue to improve thanks to strong clinical leadership by health professionals.

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3 May, 2012

More operations, more operating theatres for Middlemore Hospital

Health Minister Tony Ryall has congratulated Counties Manukau District Health Board for doing two and half thousand more operations a year than three years ago.

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2 May, 2012

Improving productivity in the public health service

A new toolkit to assist district health boards to further reduce waiting times and improve the quality of elective surgery has been launched by Health Minister Tony Ryall.

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30 April, 2012

Opening Ceremony for the 2012 Smokefree Rockquest and Smokefree Pacifica Beats

Twenty five years ago, a first year teacher fresh out of teachers college, sat in his music prefab and dared to dream.

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26 April, 2012

More dementia treatment available in Ashburton

More local Mid Canterbury people suffering from dementia will be cared for in their local community following an extension and refurbishment to an aged care hospital unit officially opened today by Associate Health Minister Jo Goodhew.

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26 April, 2012

Opening of the new Child and Adolescent Community Dental Clinic

Thank you for welcoming me here today, and for allowing me the privilege of attending this blessing and opening ceremony.

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26 April, 2012

Te Piringa Hui Taumata 2012

Tena koutou katoa. Thank you for inviting me to this hui today, it is a pleasure to be here with you, as you come together and plan for the year ahead, and to also reflect on the year that has passed.

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24 April, 2012

Ki a Ora Ngati Wai Health Trust - Sore Throats Matter

Rheumatic Fever school based service launch Te Kura o Otangarei

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24 April, 2012

Dunne: latest stats show suicide being reduced

Newly released suicide and self-harm hospitalisation data for 2009, the most recent year available, shows New Zealand’s suicide rate is being reduced, Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne said today.

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24 April, 2012

Plunket visit marks Immunisation Week

Associate Health Minister Jo Goodhew visited a Wellington Plunket playgroup today, one of many community events occurring across the country to mark Immunisation Week.

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24 April, 2012

Only 495 children to be immunised to reach target

Only 495 extra children who are about to turn two need to be immunised before 30 June for New Zealand to achieve the 95 percent immunisation coverage recommended by the World Health Organization this quarter.

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19 April, 2012

Moving towards plain packaging of tobacco products

Associate Minister of Health, Hon Tariana Turia, has today announced Government’s latest decisions on the introduction of ‘plain packaging’ for tobacco products.

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19 April, 2012

New service for older people brought forward by quake

Associate Health Minister Jo Goodhew is today visiting a new Canterbury DHB service aiming to keep older Cantabrians well at home and spending less time in hospital.

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19 April, 2012

More Wellington patients getting treatment faster

Capital and Coast DHB patients are benefiting from the extra $188 million the government has invested in the DHB since 2009.

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19 April, 2012

Moving towards plain packaging of tobacco products

Associate Minister of Health, Hon Tariana Turia, has today announced Government’s latest decisions on the introduction of ‘plain packaging’ for tobacco products.

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17 April, 2012

UFB to give rural hospitals world class facilities

Patients and medical practitioners at rural hospitals and health centres are set to benefit from ultra-fast broadband, Health Minister Tony Ryall and Communications and Information Technology Minister Amy Adams announced today.

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13 April, 2012

Record access to pharmaceuticals

Health Minister Tony Ryall says despite tight times, spending on pharmaceuticals increased by $180 million over the last three years.

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13 April, 2012

Minister visits hospital infection prevention project

Associate Health Minister Jo Goodhew is seeing first-hand today the work being done in the fight against health care-acquired infections.

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12 April, 2012

Minister hails DHB innovation for improved efficiency

Associate Health Minister Jo Goodhew today visited Middlemore Central, also known as MMC, the nerve centre of one of New Zealand’s largest hospitals.

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12 April, 2012

Keynote Address to the Mental Health Foundation

Like Minds, Like Mine National Provider Seminar

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12 April, 2012

Health Minister congratulates Waitemata DHB

Health Minister Tony Ryall is in Auckland today to congratulate Waitemata DHB on its major achievements in the national health targets, especially the shorter stays in emergency departments target. He will also visit Torbay Health.

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7 April, 2012

Tony Ryall pays tribute to Sir Peter Tapsell

Health Minister and Bay of Plenty MP Tony Ryall has paid tribute to Sir Peter Tapsell who has passed away.

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