Minister: Tony Ryall

Annual Scientific Meeting of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:26:36 +1300

Tony Ryall | Health

Introduction Good morning. Thank you for the opportunity to open the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. I'd like to extend a warm welcome to all those who have ...

Nine short listed for next steps in primary care

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:16:27 +1300

Tony Ryall | Health

Nine primary health care provider groups have been chosen to move through to the next stage of development in implementing the Government's better, sooner, more convenient primary health care says Hea...

DHB targets performance to be published

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:06:42 +1300

Tony Ryall | Health

DHBs' performance against the Government's new health targets are to be published in table form in local newspapers from later this month. Confirming the plan during a visit to Middlemore Hospital's e...

Free vaccine extended to swine flu at risk groups

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:51:26 +1300

Tony Ryall | Health

Next winter's seasonal influenza vaccine will contain the pandemic (swine flu) strain and be free to extra groups who are at particular risk from swine flu. Health Minister Tony Ryall says free vacci...

Fruit in schools future confirmed

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:32:41 +1300

Tony Ryall | Health

The Government has announced today that it will continue the Fruit in Schools programme, but is cutting the administration component. Health Minister Tony Ryall says "When introduced, the previous gov...

Nominations called for new health board

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:57:21 +1300

Tony Ryall | Health

Health Minister, Tony Ryall is calling for nominations for the new National Health Board, announced as part of an administrative shake up in Health. Nominations for the board can be made directly to ...

New NHB Board chair appointed

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:43:48 +1300

Tony Ryall | Health

Health Minister, Tony Ryall says the Government has appointed Dr Murray Horn as the establishment chair of the new NHB Advisory Board (NHB). Dr Horn led the Ministerial Review Group (MRG) on Health w...

Health Update: New Zealand health response in Samoa winds down

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:56:23 +1300

Tony Ryall | Health

New Zealand's emergency medical response to help tsunami victims in Samoa is winding down. Health Minister Tony Ryall says he is advised there have been no new tsunami related medical cases see...

NZ Emergency Departments Conference

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:27:05 +1300

Tony Ryall | Health

Good morning, this is the second day of the New Zealand Emergency Departments' Conference. Thank you Midland ECCT for inviting me here to talk - and for organising such a well planned, thought p...

More women taking up 12 month Herceptin course

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:30:54 +1300

Tony Ryall | Health

"174 New Zealand women are now getting the 12 month course of Herceptin for treatment of Her-2 breast cancer," Health Minister Tony Ryall has announced. "National started funding 12 months of Hercepti...

Major push to lift public health performance

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:04:57 +1300

Tony Ryall | Health

Health Minister Tony Ryall today announced a major drive for better value for money in health. He intends to free up resources for more and better front line services. "Cabinet has agreed to a number...

Govt announces $25m of subsidies to small communities

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:58:05 +1300

Tony Ryall | Health

The government has approved nearly $19 million of subsidies for small communities to help them improve drinking water supplies and another $5.8 million for new sewerage systems, Health Minister Tony R...

Health Minister's speech to NZ Orthopaedic Assn

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:43:53 +1300

Tony Ryall | Health

Hon Tony Ryall, Minister of Health: Opening Speech to New Zealand Orthopaedic Association's Annual Scientific Meeting, Wellington, 19 October 2009 Thank you for this opportunity to open your Annual Sc...

Tony Ryall Speech - The Government's Health Agenda

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:22:53 +1300

Tony Ryall | Health

Thank you for inviting me to speak as part of the Dean's Winter Lecture Series. This series provides a great opportunity for AUT staff and students to build connections with the wider worlds of...

New Clinical Training Agency Board appointed

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:52:46 +1300

Tony Ryall | Health

Health Minister Tony Ryall has today announced the make up of the new Clinical Training Agency Board, a new national body to unify workforce planning in New Zealand. Mr Ryall says, "The Government wa...

Health response in Samoa moves to recovery phase

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:15:33 +1300

Tony Ryall | Health

The New Zealand Government's health response to the tsunami in Samoa is now moving to the recovery phase. Plans are in place to determine the on-going help that will be required to support the h...

Health Update: First kiwi medical team returns at weekend

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:15:35 +1300

Tony Ryall | Health

The first group of kiwi medical and support staff in Samoa are expected to return home this weekend. Health Minister Tony Ryall says the group are expected to fly home on Saturday to Ohakea while eig...

Health Minister Tony Ryall launches Rotorua Hospital redevelopment

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:46:16 +1300

Tony Ryall | Health

Parliamentary colleagues Todd McClay MP Rotorua , Hon Steve Chadwick List MP and former Health Minister. Your Worship the Mayor. Members of the District Health Board. Ladies and gentlemen. Thank you f...

Up to 80% of over the counter cold and flu tablets already contain no pseudoephedrine

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:58:29 +1300

Tony Ryall | Health

Health Minister Tony Ryall says most people suffering winter colds and flu either use no medication to manage the symptoms or already use medication that contains no pseudoephedrine. "Up to 80%...

Health Update: Kiwi health team continues to grow

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:19:28 +1300

Tony Ryall | Health

New Zealand's commitment to the Samoan recovery continues with more medical staff heading to Samoa this evening. Health Minister Tony Ryall says the arrival of the Auckland based Emergenc...

Health Update: More Kiwi health professionals head to Samoa

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:30:12 +1300

Tony Ryall | Health

Health Minister Tony Ryall says as the demand for emergency surgery in Samoa lessens and the focus shifts to recovery, public health staff are now being flown in to work on minimising the impact of in...

New Zealand's health sector supporting Pacific neighbours

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:11:13 +1300

Tony Ryall | Health

Tsunami victims are being treated in NZ, a medical team is helping in Samoa, and more help is on the way, says Tony Ryall Minister of Health. New Zealand's response to the disaster in the Pacific is b...

Health sector rallies to support Samoa

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:02:56 +1300

Tony Ryall | Health

The Health Minister Tony Ryall says New Zealand's health sector is mobilising to support recovery efforts in Samoa. Mr Ryall expressed his sympathy to all those affected - both in Samoa, and here in ...

Spot audits for rest homes begin today

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:05:33 +1300

Tony Ryall | Health

A government pilot project of "spot audits" of aged residential care facilities starts today, Health Minister Tony Ryall has announced. Mr Ryall says, "The two-month pilot project will fine tune the s...

Health Minister's speech at opening of HVDHB 'clip on' theatres

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:44:45 +1300

Tony Ryall | Health

Good Morning to my parliamentary colleagues, Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne, Trevor Mallard, Chris Hipkins, and Paul Quinn. Welcome Peter Glensor and members of his Board Hutt Val...

Feedback on MRG Report now online

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:59:14 +1300

Tony Ryall | Health

Health Minister Tony Ryall has received over a hundred public responses to the Ministerial Review Group Report "Meeting the Challenge" The feedback is available from today on the Beehive websit...

More patients getting elective surgery - Ryall

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:38:59 +1200

Tony Ryall | Health

The largest ever annual increase in the number of people receiving elective surgery has been confirmed by the Health Minister Tony Ryall, in the 2008/09 year just passed. "We have seen an increase of...

Free whooping cough immunisation for health frontline

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:33:47 +1200

Tony Ryall | Health

Health Minister Tony Ryall has announced that frontline health workers who are in close contact with newborns and young babies will be offered free whooping cough immunisations in a bid to protect tho...

Health Minister's speech to Institute of Health Management

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:03:17 +1200

Tony Ryall | Health

Thank you for inviting me to speak at your conference in Napier this morning. This is a great opportunity for health managers from a wide range of health providers to come together to hear and debate ...

Health Ministry awards six rural innovators

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:56:18 +1200

Tony Ryall | Health

Health Minister Tony Ryall has announced the six successful applicants of the Health Ministry's 2009/2010 Rural Innovation Fund. The fund is a one-off grant of up to $50,000 for each successful applic...