Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is set to introduce a new format for the National Health Index (NHI) starting 1 July 2026. This significant update aims to enhance the capacity and efficiency of patient identification within New Zealand’s health system. The NHI is a cornerstone of New Zealand’s healthcare, providing a unique identifier ...
Health New Zealand (Health NZ) reminds people that COVID-19 rapid antigen tests (RATs) remain free until 30 September 2024. People can continue to pick up free RATs until this date from participating pharmacies and RAT collection sites as listed on Healthpoint. From 1 October 2024, people needing RATs can purchase them from community pharmacies and ...
Five cases of mpox have now been confirmed as of today, linked to the recent Winter Pride Festival in Queenstown. Testing to date confirms the virus as clade II. All of New Zealand’s mpox cases since reporting began in 2022 have to date been clade II. Mpox has mostly affected the following groups, who are at ...
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora has today published high-level implementation plans to make progress on achieving the Government’s health targets by 2030. Work continues on implementation plans for five mental health and addiction targets, which will be publicly released at a later date. The Government’s targets, which the implementation plans released today relate to, ...
Another mpox case has been confirmed today linked to the recent Winter Pride Festival in Queenstown, Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora advises. Dr Susan Jack, National Clinical Director, Protection National Public Health Service says, “This brings the confirmed number of cases in this latest outbreak to two. While it’s possible other cases may ...
As Health New Zealand’s renal transplant service at Auckland City Hospital, and Organ Donation NZ, celebrate the 3000th kidney transplant performed in Auckland earlier this year, many more could benefit from life-saving surgery, if there were more donors. Kidney failure is a significant health problem in New Zealand, and while dialysis is one available treatment ...
Attribute to Dr Susan Jack, National Clinical Director, Protection National Public Health Service Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora advises one new case of mpox has been confirmed today with a likely link to the recent Winter Pride Festival in Queenstown. The National Public Health Service (NPHS) is continuing to investigate after a number ...
Attributable to Robyn Shearer, Deputy Chief Executive, Central Health New Zealand is refining the criteria used to fund free GP and registered nurse healthcare services in Hawke’s Bay for young people aged 14-24 years. This is to ensure the sustainability of this service and it is for the young people in the area who are ...
Scholarships designed to grow the rural health workforce have been awarded to 27 students from rural and regional communities through a partnership between Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) and Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora. The scholarships, which range between $2500 and $5000, have been awarded to assist students from rural backgrounds continue their ...
It’s been a full nine-months gestation for Pacific Health Provider, The Fono, and their Kahu Taurima – maternity and early years’ service is really delivering. The holistic Pacific healthcare provider began its specialist ‘early years’ journey in December and has worked to overcome some challenges along the way says their Manager Public Health, Janet Masoe-Hundal. ...