This information is to provide clarity for New Zealand health practitioners about the difference between the legal requirements for prescribing and the subsidisation of pharmaceuticals, including ...

The Bill sets out requirements that medicines must meet to be considered through the verification pathway. Medsafe has met with individual companies and considers most companies applying for the ...

How we’re working to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders.

Increasing access to health services, achieving equity and improving outcomes for Māori.

Allied health is made up of over 40 different professions. Allied health professionals work in a variety of health care settings, often in multidisciplinary teams. They offer a depth and breadth of ...

In 2023 the Ministry of Health commissioned an independent review of the first year of operation of the Assisted Dying Service, from 7 November 2021 to 6 November 2022. The review’s main objectives ...

The minimum quality standard is used to verify medicinal cannabis products which have been derived from the Cannabis plant. Medicinal cannabis products that meet the minimum quality standard and can ...

How we’re working to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders.

Before you import or export radioactive materials you must obtain a consent under section 24 of the Radiation Safety Act 2016. Some conditions and exemptions may apply. Read more about consents on the ...

Simon Wallace, New Zealand Aged Care Association CEO talks about resources that have been jointly developed with the Ministry of Health, to assist in navigating the residential care complaints process ...

Audrey Sonerson is the Director-General of Health and Chief Executive of the Ministry of Health, a role she was appointed to in April 2025. Audrey started her career at the Ministry of Health and has ...

The Public Service Act 2020 requires each department to have, as its administrative head, a chief executive. The Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022 states that the chief executive can be referred to ...