Latest from Ministry of Health

Govt asked to review disability funding

Killer's confession revealed

Govt cracks down on legal highs

Legal high manufacturers will face huge application fees and testing costs for each product they want to sell, and eight years jail for selling banned substances.

Greenlane unit offers 30 new roles

Coroner backs publicity on suicides

Call for faulty hip inquiry

A victim of a faulty hip replacement is not confident an inquiry will be launched into the implants, despite more Kiwis finding out their replacements could be faulty.

Rest home dehydration and weight loss

Residents of an understaffed rest home near Christchurch suffered from dehydration and weight loss, according to an official audit.

'Evidence of neglect' at rest home

A health authority has taken charge of an Auckland rest home after planning and management failings amounting to "evidence of neglect".

Govt urged enforce sun-smart schools

The Govt is being urged to do more to ensure children are sun-safe at school after a study found just half of primary schools were working towards providing adequate shade.