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In September 2024, funding was annouced for a Child and Youth Mental Health Study. The information from this study will support more effective decisions and planning, including a needs-based ...
Criteria for patients to receive transitional access to newly funded cancer medicines when receiving treatment in private facilities.
Information about transitional access to publicly funded cancer medicines for patients receiving treatment in private facilities.
The Director for Radiation Safety intends to review the Code of Practice for Sealed Radioactive Material: ORS C12 2020. The review will be conducted in accordance with section 90 of the Radiation ...
From February 2026, General practitioners (GPs) and nurse practitioners will be able to start medical treatment for adults with ADHD, following decisions by Medsafe and Pharmac.
Medsafe has given a New Zealand psychiatrist approval to prescribe medicinal psilocybin for treating treatment-resistant depression.
The plan sets out new key actions health entities and other government agencies will undertake from 2025 to 2029 to prevent suicide in New Zealand. The new actions are focused on addressing gaps and ...
These tables present key health indicators from all years of the continuous New Zealand Health Survey for adults and children, broken down by geographic areas and demographics.
These reports are part of the Tupu Ola Moui Pacific Health Chart Book series, which provides comprehensive and up-to-date data on the health of Pacific peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand. This is the ...
The Ministry of Health in partnership with the Ministry for Pacific Peoples has published Volumes 1 and 2 of the Tupu Ola Moui: Pacific Health Chart Book series, a report providing an in-depth look at ...
The first periodic Review of Certain Matters under the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977 is available now.