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The Health Quality & Safety Commission has today released the findings of the first national point prevalence survey (PPS) of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in Aotearoa New Zealand which will help identify quality improvement opportunities to reduce the risk of HAIs occurring and achieve better health outcomes for patients

Waikato DHB wants to boost immunisation rates ahead of what is predicted to be a tough winter

Celebration of the launch of the Smokefree health promotion month, supported by attendance of the Hon. Minister Ayesha Verrall as Associate Minister of Health who will reveal the new branding associated to the Smokefree 2025 goal set by government

Pharmac welcomes a new report released today by Te Aho o Te Kahu (the Cancer Control Agency) which analyses the access and efficacy of cancer medicines for solid tumours in adult patients in Aotearoa

The percentage of children across Tāmaki Makaurau that have received their recommended childhood immunisations by the age of two, is at its lowest point in two years according to the latest Population Health data from leading healthcare provider ProCare

Call to engage on the establishment of the new Ministry for Disabled People

The purpose of today’s event is to announce the first locality planning networks

Ten thousand PSA allied, public health, scientific and technical workers have voted overwhelmingly to take strike action in May. The essential DHB health workforce will ‘work to rule’ from 9 – 20 May and hold a 24-hour strike on 16 May

Rua Bioscience, has today launched its first medicine, marking a significant milestone for New Zealand patients, prescribers and the medicinal cannabis industry

New research shows that the New Zealand Needle Exchange Programme (NZNEP) has doubled its economic return to our public health system over the last 20 years