Health services and programmes

Find out about the Assisted dying service in New Zealand Aotearoa

Heath New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora contracts with community pharmacies to deliver pharmacy services to all New Zealanders.

Community Referred Radiology provides diagnostic imaging services funded by Health New Zealand for individuals referred by community-based practitioners.

The hub is the cyber security information centre for organisations delivering or supporting healthcare in Aotearoa.

Digital health is the use of digital technologies and accessible data to help New Zealanders manage their health and wellbeing.

Emergencies can happen anywhere and at any time. They can be caused by severe weather, infectious diseases, industrial accidents, or by people.

This section provides information about a range of environmental health topics including dioxins, drinking water, foodborne illness and more.

Find out about family violence and sexual violence.

A new national service has been established to support and care for women who have suffered injury from pelvic surgical mesh.

Advice for health professionals

Genetic Health Service New Zealand (GHSNZ) helps assist in diagnosing genetic conditions and supports people with genetic conditions.

A Green Prescription (GRx) is a health professional’s written advice to a patient to be physically active, as part of the patient’s health management.

Legislation and guidance on burial and cremation of the deceased – including the death verification, and death certification requirements after a death.

Information about the National Health Index (NHI), Health Provider Index (HPI), Medical Warning System (MWS) and NES.

Healthy Active Learning is a government programme that delivers education and health outcomes for children and youth across Aotearoa New Zealand.

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) refers to the practices and procedures to protect patients, visitors, residents, clients and health workers.

Getting our health infrastructure right is crucial to enable the health workforce to deliver care safely and effectively.

We’re working to transform New Zealand’s mental health and addiction system.

The National Public Health Service works alongside communities to deliver national, regional and local programmes for achieving pae ora.

The National Renal Transplant Service (NRTS) in New Zealand advocates for and on behalf of patients with kidney disease in New Zealand.

The Nationwide Service Framework is used by Health New Zealand and Disability Support Services (within MSD) to track publicly funded disability activities and services. It is a collection of business rules and guidelines. It enables delivery on management and statutory accountabilities by supporting consistent planning, commissioning, delivery and reporting of health services and activity.

This section provides information about the Ministry of Health’s work in the area of nutrition.

The Newborn Metabolic Screening Programme began in 1969. New Zealand was one of the first countries in the world to have this kind of programme.

Health New Zealand is strengthening primary and rural care, so all New Zealanders receive timely access to quality health care.