Medsafe has opened a consultation on proposals to reduce barriers to accessing clozapine, a medicine used to treat treatment-resistant schizophrenia.

A formal regulatory inspection of Canterbury-based mental health services has set out a series of recommended changes for Health New Zealand and is continuing checks over the next 12 months.

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In addition to the briefings published below, we also publish additional information alongside Cabinet material, including briefings to Ministers. These can be found at Information releases.Some parts ...

Residential disability services must notify the Ministry of Health before undertaking any of the following changes: changing patient or client capacity transferring existing clinical services ...

Private hospitals must notify the Ministry of Health before undertaking any of the following changes: increasing patient or client capacity transferring existing clinical services introducing a new ...