Health agencies have confirmed today that Aotearoa New Zealand is now in the early stages of a whooping cough epidemic, with ...

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The Code of Practice for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology: ORS C1 2024 (C1 2024) is issued by the Director for Radiation Safety under section 86 of the Radiation Safety Act 2016 (the Act). C1 ...

The Ministry of Health is today releasing an evidence brief and position statement on the use of puberty blockers for gender identity issues and outlining a more cautious approach to their use. The ...

The Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora has published results from the 2023/24 New Zealand Health Survey today. ‘The annual New Zealand Health Survey results provide valuable information about the ...

This release includes Cabinet material and supporting papers associated with the New Medical School Programme Business Case (PBC) and Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) that were considered by Cabinet in ...

In 2024, the Ministry of Health completed the first review of the End of Life Choice Act 2019. The End of Life Choice Act is the law that makes assisted dying legal in New Zealand. The Act came into ...

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

The Ministry of Health is encouraging people to take steps to help ensure important medicines, such as antibiotics, can remain effective for treating infections. It is World Antimicrobial Resistance ...

The COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 will self-repeal on 26 November, marking the end to the potential use of COVID-19 specific legal tools to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 21 October, ...