News and updates - Ngā Karere

Our joint boards met this morning, 18 August 2022, in Tāmaki Makaurau for a scheduled quarterly session. Below is a summary of the meeting outcomes.

A change to vaccine coverage reporting will see 233,000 more New Zealanders added to the list of those eligible for their COVID-19 vaccinations.

Te Whatu Ora has been made aware that a box of completed bowel screening kits has gone missing during transit.

Ōtākaro Limited will be joining The Te Whatu Ora Infrastructure and Investment group as a partner on the mental health unit rebuild in Greymouth.

A number of initiatives were presented by the Minister of Health on Monday 1 August to relieve some of these workforce pressures in the short-term.

Te Whatu Ora has announced the appointment of Markerita (Meg) Poutasi as National Director, Pacific Health.

Over 400 pharmacies can now supply medicines without a prescription to eligible people with COVID-19 who are at a higher risk of becoming very sick.

Interim Health New Zealand has offered a number of measures to address funding pressures on general practice.

New Zealanders at risk of hepatitis C should make sure to get a quick and easy finger-prick test on World Hepatitis Day this Thursday (28 July).

Health New Zealand has announced the significant appointment of Dr Nick Chamberlain as the National Director of the new National Public Health Service