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

This rest home has been audited against the Health and Disability Services Standards. During the last audit, the auditors identified some areas for improvement. Issues from their last audit are listed ...

Director-General of Health, Dr Diana Sarfati has announced she will be stepping down from her role. ‘I have appreciated the privilege, and responsibility that has come with leading the Ministry of ...

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

Amendments made to the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990 means that requirements come into effect at different times. The following document provides a timeline of when some ...

The programme to Assess and Recover Radioactive Instruments and Articles (ARIA) is operated by the Office of Radiation Safety. ARIA makes expert radiation safety scientists available at no cost who ...

As a department of the public service, the Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora has a responsibility to contribute to the Crown meeting its obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi. This statement ...

In particular, it ensures the International Code is interpreted for New Zealand’s specific situation and is communicated effectively to the New Zealand health sector. For example, the response ...

The National Allied Health , Scientific and Technical Informatics Group, and the Chief Allied Health Professions Office, Ministry of Health have partnered to publish this Position Statement to ...

The Minister for Mental Health has announced 5 mental health and addiction targets which provide clear expectations for health system performance. They are intended to improve outcomes for people with ...

The process was set up as voluntary and self-regulatory because the Government directed that the International Code was to be implemented and monitored through consensus and discussion, not through ...