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 minimum quality standard is used to verify medicinal cannabis products which have been derived from the Cannabis plant. Medicinal cannabis products that meet the minimum quality standard and can ...

In 2023 the Ministry of Health commissioned an independent review of the first year of operation of the Assisted Dying Service, from 7 November 2021 to 6 November 2022. The review’s main objectives ...

combine their advanced nursing knowledge and skills with diagnostic reasoning and therapeutic knowledge provide care for people with both common and complex conditions have the legal authority to ...

The use of colourings in notifiable products is completely prohibited in New Zealand. Approved specialist vape retailers can sell any approved flavour of vaping substances from their approved vaping ...

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 ...

Sapere’s review finds that oral health is a major issue in New Zealand. Dental decay accounts for approximately 1% of all health loss in New Zealand due to early death, illness or disability. The ...

New insights into New Zealanders’ mental health and problematic substance use have been published today. The report Mental health and problematic substance use presents the findings from the 2021/22 ...

Over a lifetime, 44 percent of New Zealanders will try an illegal drug and 93 percent will drink alcohol. While not every instance of alcohol and other drug use is harmful, the effects of these ...

The Health and Disability System Review was charged with taking a system-wide approach to what needs to change to ensure our future system achieves better and more equitable health and wellbeing ...

Our vision is pae ora (healthy futures) for women. All women will live longer in good health, have improved wellbeing and quality of life, and be part of healthy, and resilient whānau and communities, ...

The New Zealand Health Survey has been monitoring trends in smoking continuously since 2011/12. Data on smoking is collected from a randomly selected group of New Zealanders aged 15 years or over. The ...