Ministry of Health

A clean sweep has been made of Auckland region’s three DHB chairs including embattled Counties Manukau DHB

The cost and extent of contract­ing by the Ministry of Health have astounded business and health academic Robin Gauld

Health minister David Clark wants DHBs to be more open with the ministry and his office, following revelations of rot and decay at Middlemore Hospital

Redundancy expenses bal­looned and spending on con­sultants topped out at the Ministry of Health, as its big re­structure ramped up in the year to last June

Former health minister Jonathan Coleman announced today he is quitting politics to take up the chief executive role at private hospital group Acurity

Progress on New Zealand’s electronic health record continues to stall, with a business case for the idea yet to be seen by politicians

Industry leaders feel positive about the future following their first meeting with health minister David Clark

“Serious harm” threshold emerges for when a health practitioner can be suspended – not quite what the Medical Council wanted 

Pharmacists have taken a swipe at the new unannounced pharmacy auditing system, with one saying auditors had been “intimidating and rude” when they visited his business.