Latest from Ministry of Health

<i>Editorial</i>: Shine light into a dark corner

Govt warns about global superbug

Minister backs Coroner on suicide debate

Peter Dunne says he's "very open" to the Chief Coroner's suggestion there needs to be greater openness around the reporting of suicide.

Hospital spot checks 'storm in a bedpan'

Coroner at odds with ministry on suicide

Ryall defends surprise spot checks on hospitals

Minister makes secret hospital visits

Vigilance needed to prevent swine flu

Swine flu still a threat here - MoH

New Zealand is still seeing a significant level of swine flu, says the Ministry of Health.

Quitline defends its expenses

Management of heart patients 'improving'

NZ ranks last in medicine use and lowest health spender

Grey Power fights cuts

<i>Geoff Harper:</i> Country's rest home industry leaves a lot to be desired

Geoff Harper asks whether we are warehousing our elderly for profit.

Hospital's second carpark approved after 11 years

Cough medicine sales to be restricted

Sales restrictions on some cough and cold medicines for children will come into force on May 1 next year.

Patient spikes swamp North Shore Hospital

Patients are being treated in the corridors of North Shore Hospital's A&E because of overcrowding due to winter illnesses.

Poor inmate health 'costing society'