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“Health Restructuring Risks Increasing Bureaucracy And Paralysis”

Posted 29 September 2009 - 10:22am by office

Association of Salaried Medical Specialists

“Health restructuring proposed by the Horn Report risks increasing bureaucracy, time wastage, and generating paralysis in decision-making,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today. Mr Powell was commenting specifically on the proposal to establish a new health powerful bureaucracy, the National Health Board, separate from the Ministry of Health.

Cancer Patient Treatment Experiences To Be Documented

Posted 8 June 2009 - 10:30am by newsdesk

Cancer Control Council of New Zealand

The Cancer Control Council of New Zealand is aiming to find out what experiences cancer patients are having in the New Zealand health system.

DHB Funding For Healthier Homes

Posted 11 May 2009 - 5:47pm by newsdesk

Waikato District Health Board

Waikato District Health Board is allocating $1 million over the next two years to create warmer, healthier homes for Waikato families.

Four Waikato Retail Outlets Fail Compliance Test

Posted 23 June 2009 - 5:44pm by newsdesk

Waikato District Health Board

Two Te Awamutu dairy owners, a Hamilton service station employee and a Hamilton dairy owner are facing possible prosecution and fines of up to $2000 after selling cigarettes to people under the age of 18.

Horn Report: New bureaucracy proposed

Posted 10 September 2009 - 9:53am by newsdesk

Association of Salaried Medical Specialists

New bureaucracy: National Health Board Previously we reported on the risks to government posed in the Horn Report despite a number of useful recommendations. The central feature of the major restructuring proposed in the report is the creation of a new National Health Board (NHB) to:

Independent report clears NZCare of allegations of inappropriate training

Posted 2 April 2009 - 4:01pm by office

NZCare Group Ltd - Wellington

NZCare has welcomed an independent report that has cleared the organisation of allegations that its intimate support training instructed staff to masturbate the people they support.

Influenza-Like Illness In Returning Travellers

Posted 27 April 2009 - 3:26pm by office

Auckland Regional Public Health Service (North/West Auckland)

Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) is investigating an influenza-like illness amongst a group of 25 people from Rangitoto College, on Auckland’s North Shore, following the group’s return yesterday from a school trip to Mexico.

More hoodwinking over Far North Fluoridation?

Posted 14 May 2009 - 10:02am by newsdesk

Fluoride Action Network NZ (FANNZ)

Investigations show that the latest support for fluoridation in the Far North “is just smoke and mirrors” according to Mark Atkin, of Fluoridation-Free NZ Coalition partner, Fluoride Action Network. The New Zealand School & Community Oral Health Services Society recently urged the Far North District Council (FNDC) to continue fluoridation. But its president is no other than Dr Neil Croucher, one of the Northland DHB researchers responsible for the Far North trial.

Negative experiences put some Māori off using health services

Posted 27 March 2009 - 7:52am by office

Health Research Council of New Zealand

According to the findings of our survey, a significant proportion of Māori have such negative experiences of health services that they say they are less likely to access medical care when they need it.

New breaks could mean pharmacies ‘close for lunch’

Posted 31 March 2009 - 7:01am by office

Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand (Inc)

Changes to the Employment Relations Act due to come into force on Wednesday could mean that some pharmacies will have to close their doors for periods during the day, to allow the pharmacist to have a statutory break.

Non-therapeutic use of human tissue – new Standard published

Posted 20 October 2009 - 9:06am by newsdesk

Standards New Zealand

Standards New Zealand recently published a new Standard, Non-therapeutic use of human tissue NZS 8135:2009. The Standard ensures that where a person, or their family/whānau, has given consent to the use of human tissue for non-therapeutic purposes (for example, research or education) correct processes are followed for collection, storage, use, and return/disposal of tissue.