This consultation is seeking feedback on the Ministry of Health’s proposed changes to the Primary Maternity Services Notice pursuant to Section 88 of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 (the Notice).
The Ministry of Health is making these changes to increase the...More
This consultation document sets out a range of options for modernising the legislation relating to death, burial, cremation and funerals in New Zealand, including the Burial and Cremation Act 1964, Cremation Regulations 1973 and the Health (Burial) Regulations 1946.
Urupā (Māori burial...More
The Ministry of Health is undertaking a two-phase consultation process to seek views from stakeholders on the proposed regulation of the home and community support services in Aotearoa, New Zealand.
The two-phase process includes an on-line survey and face to face small group sessions. Below...More
To provide high quality oral health care care in New Zealand we need to underpin dental practice with information that supports individual patient care, continuity of care, best practice, and analytics.
The HISO 10059:2020 Oral Health Data Standard is designed to ensure that information...More
HISO 10029:2015 Health Information Security Framework (HISF) is designed to support health and disability sector organisations and practitioners holding personally identifiable health information to improve and manage the security of that information.
The Health Information Security...More
This consultation document seeks feedback on draft guidelines for the use of gametes and reproductive tissue from deceased people and already stored embryos from the now deceased. These are proposed to replace the Guidelines for the Storage, Use, and Disposal of Sperm from a Deceased Man (the...More
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The Ministry is preparing for the 2020/21 MPDS round, for which a launch date has not yet been set. Māori Health Providers will be notified upon confirmation of this date.
Providers who hold current contracts for MPDS 2019/20 (extended to 31 December 2020 because of...More
You are invited to review and provide comment on the draft HISO 10038.4 Cancer Multidisciplinary Meeting Data Standard.
Draft Cancer Multidisciplinary Meeting Data Standard (Word, 1.7 MB)
Draft Cancer Multidisciplinary Meeting Data Standard (PDF, 1.0 MB)
The draft...More
The National Ethics Advisory Committee (NEAC) is an independent advisor to the Minister of Health. NEAC was established in 2001 by section 16 of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000.
The National Ethics Advisory Committee’s statutory functions are to: ...More
The Ministry of Health is currently seeking feedback on draft Terms of Reference and core standards for performance reviews of responsible authorities. (See the Ministry of Health website for more information about responsible authorities.)
When the Health Practitioners...More
The Cancer Control Agency, in partnership with the Head and Neck Cancer Working Group, have developed a set of proposed quality performance indicators (QPIs) for Head and Neck Cancer.
A set of 14 QPIs have been selected, in partnership with sector leaders, to measure performance and drive...More
The Kia Kaha, Kia Māia, Kia Ora Aotearoa - COVID-19 psychosocial and mental wellbeing recovery plan provides a national approach to supporting the mental and social wellbeing of New Zealanders in the COVID-19 recovery period.
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Kia Kaha, Kia Māia, Kia Ora Aotearoa:...More
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The Ministry of Health is participating in global research for the World Health Organization (WHO).
We are working to define what information people need in a pandemic by asking what topics are important to you.
The results are anonymous and may be used by governments...More
Condoms and other contraceptive devices supplied in New Zealand are required to meet a gazetted standard. Section 6 of the Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion Act 1977 grants the Minister of Health the power to approve Standards for condoms or other contraceptive devices by notice in the...More
Medsafe is seeking comments on proposed changes to current warning and advisory statements for paracetamol.
At the December 2018 Medicines Adverse Reactions Committee (MARC) meeting, the Committee discussed a serious case report of acute liver failure in a young patient due to a...More
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The Well Child Tamariki Ora Programme (WCTO) provides universal child health services and checks to tamariki and their whānau. It is a key contributor to the Government’s cross-agency work to improve child Wellbeing, and is a priority within the government to...More
The Ministry of Health is currently seeking feedback on proposed draft revisions to the Guidelines for the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992. These Guidelines are intended to assist providers and statutory officials in their application of the legislation, however they...More
Health care professionals need digital literacy to do their work safely and effectively. While other aspects of the health profession use traditional education models, we don’t currently have a formal training system or recognised titles for digital qualifications. People often work in digital...More
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We are seeking your clinical review of proposed colorectal systemic anti-cancer therapy (chemotherapy) regimen definitions.
The Ministry and the Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) NZ Colorectal Work Group have developed a set of regimen definitions for colorectal...More
We believe that how we work together within the Ministry and with the health and disability sector, public service and communities is key to achieving pae ora – healthy futures for all New Zealanders.
We are working with our people to co-create new values to underpin the Ministry...More
This document sets out possible wording for a new code of practice to be issued under the Radiation Safety Act 2016 for the use of non-medical irradiating apparatus. Section 86(2) of the Act requires that anyone likely to be affected by the code is consulted before it is issued. The purpose of...More
This document sets out possible wording for a new code of practice to be issued under the Radiation Safety Act 2016 for the use of sealed radioactive material for non-medical purposes. Section 86(2) of the Act requires that anyone likely to be affected by the code is consulted before it is...More
This document sets out possible wording for a new code of practice to be issued under the Radiation Safety Act 2016 for the use of unsealed radioactive material for non-medical purposes. Section 86(2) of the Act requires that anyone likely to be affected by the code is consulted before it is...More
This document sets out possible wording for a new code of practice to be issued under the Radiation Safety Act 2016 for the use of irradiating apparatus and radioactive material for veterinary diagnosis, research or therapy purposes. Section 86(2) of the Act requires that anyone likely to be...More
This document sets out possible wording for a new code of practice to be issued under the Radiation Safety Act 2016 for the use of non-medical irradiators. Section 86(2) of the Act requires that anyone likely to be affected by the code is consulted before it is issued. The purpose of this...More
Healthy Active Learning is a new Wellbeing Budget initiative that will promote and improve healthy eating and physical activity in schools, kura, ngā kōhanga reo and early learning services across Aotearoa.
The Ministry of Health (the Ministry) is currently drafting the...More
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We are seeking your feedback on the New Zealand Cancer Action Plan 2019–2029 (PDF, 1.5 MB) (the Plan).
The Ministry of Health has engaged with a number of cancer-sector stakeholders in the development of the Plan.
The following questions about the...More
66 people are told they have cancer every day.
Most New Zealanders will be impacted by cancer in their lifetime – either directly, or through friends or family members affected by cancer.
Right now, we are finalising the New Zealand Cancer Action Plan 2019-2029.
We want to hear...More