From February 2026, General practitioners (GPs) and nurse practitioners will be able to start medical treatment for adults with ADHD, following decisions by Medsafe and Pharmac. This is a change to ...

Medsafe has given a New Zealand psychiatrist approval to prescribe medicinal psilocybin for treating treatment-resistant depression. This is the first time psilocybin will be prescribed outside of a ...

The strategic direction for preventing suicide in New Zealand is set by Every Life Matters – He Tapu te Oranga o ia Tangata: Suicide Prevention Strategy 2019-2029. The Suicide Prevention Action Plan ...

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 ...

This is the first periodic Review of Certain Matters under the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977. The review identifies that some good progress has occurred. There is increased ...

The Government has made changes to the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990 to better protect children and young people by reducing their access to vaping products. These changes ...

This is the fourth annual report on abortion service the Ministry of Health - Manatū Hauora has published. As the steward of the health system, the Ministry of Health plays an important role in ...

Radioactive material is used in schools for teaching and demonstration purposes as this provides students with valuable first-hand experience in understanding the principles of radioactivity and its ...

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 ...

FASD is a diagnostic term for a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by exposure to alcohol before birth. The main effects from this exposure are to the brain but alcohol can also affect other parts of ...

Health agencies have confirmed today that Aotearoa New Zealand is now in the early stages of a whooping cough epidemic, with a nationally coordinated response now in place. Whooping cough (pertussis) ...

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 ...