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Dental Association share’s top tips for a healthy mouth on World Oral Health Day
The New Zealand Dental Association (NZDA) encourages Kiwis of all ages to use World Oral Health Day as an opportunity to commit to better oral health habits. "Small daily actions can lead to a ...
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Enhanced urgent care service for Napier
“Not only will the existing service be retained, Health New Zealand has agreed to enhance the overnight service so that Napier residents can receive more comprehensive care such as access to nurse ...
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Construction begins on new adult mental health building in Christchurch
Health Minister Simeon Brown and Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey attended a sod turning today to officially mark the start of construction on a new mental health facility at Hillmorton Campus.
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Healthcare delays led to death, later cancer diagnosis - commissioner
Health NZ has been directed to apologised to another woman after lost referrals contributed to a four-month delay in diagnosing her cancer following months of symptoms The Health and Disability ...
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Primary care stakes: I’ll take your detail and raise you two
Additional workforce capacity is touted by Mr Brown with funding for New Zealand-trained graduate doctors to replace most ...
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Deteriorating resident’s care not escalated in a timely manner - 21HDC02320
In a decision released today, deputy health and disability commissioner Carolyn Cooper has found Kauri Lodge breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) by failing ...
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Next-day fix? Te Whatu Ora seeks ‘relentless’ delivery officers replacing deputy CEs
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Nothing Under Four Stars: Sharon Van Etten's touring band gives her comfort to finally open up
It is always refreshing to hear great-quality music coming from both fresh voices and long stayers. It gives us hope the world can be okay. Here is an old favourite ...
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Unwrapping health minister Simeon Brown’s Primary Care Package
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Shifting alliances: 15 practices seek greener PHO pastures
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Policy goes back to the future
In the plot of Back to the Future, Marty McFly time travels in a DeLorean car back to the 1950s to prevent his mother from ...
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WellSouth boosts free flu vaccination eligibility
Hundreds of Māori and Pacific Island people in Southland and Otago who are aged 55 – 64 years old are once again covered for the flu vaccine this year, after WellSouth Primary Health Network confirmed ...