It is encouraging to see rates of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease (IPD), a disease linked with severe forms of pneumonia and meningitis, decreasing among children under 2, following the reintroduction ...

How we’re working to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders.

The Ministry of Health welcomes the Government’s commitment to ongoing funding of $2 million per year for a Child and Youth Mental Health and Addiction Prevalence Survey, Dean Rutherford, Deputy ...

The Primary Maternity Services Notice 2021 (the 2021 Notice) sets out the service specifications and payment rules for remuneration of those practitioners with an authorisation to claim for the ...

Medsafe has been exploring regulatory options to address increasing misuse of nitrous oxide, leading to the decision to update its advice on the law in relation to the supply and use of nitrous oxide ...

Selecting an appropriate radiation monitoring instrument is crucial for overall radiation protection and compliance with legislation. To make the selection, you need a thorough understanding of the ...

The Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 (the Mental Health Act) sets out the rules for when the government may intervene in a person’s life to provide mental health treatment ...

Increasing access to health services, achieving equity and improving outcomes for Māori.

The Medicinal Cannabis Agency has set the application fee for a medicinal cannabis licence and product assessments to reflect the cost of processing and assessing applications and carrying out ...

About the Ministry of Health and the New Zealand health system.

The End of Life Choice Act 2019 is the law that makes assisted dying legal in New Zealand. The Act came into force on 7 November 2021, following a public referendum held alongside the 2020 General ...