Bariatric Surgery Registry launches in NZ

New Zealand’s first Bariatric Surgery Registry launches nation-wide this week, an initiative that will allow surgeons to accurately compare outcomes for patients who have undergone an operation for obesity across public and private hospitals in New Zealand and Australia.

Health targets success repeated in Bay

Repeated success has been a key feature of this quarter’s health target results in the Bay of Plenty.

Waikato DHB improves on healthy kids target

Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says the latest health target results show increased performance at Waikato DHB, particularly on the raising healthy kids target.

"The six national health targets help to drive improvement in performance across the health system," says Dr Coleman.

Significant progress on healthy kids target - Jonathan Coleman

Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says the latest health target results show increased performance around the country, particularly on the raising healthy kids target.

"The six national health targets help to drive improvement in performance across the health system," says Dr Coleman.

Two firsts in Bay of Plenty health target success

Improving performance and two firsts are the story of this quarter’s health target results in the Bay of Plenty.

Auckland DHB makes good progress on new healthy kids target

Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says the latest health target results show Auckland DHB has made good progress on the raising healthy kids target.

Waikato DHB makes good progress on new healthy kids target

Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says the latest health target results show Waikato DHB has made good progress on the raising healthy kids target.

Good progress made on new healthy kids target

Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says the latest health target results show DHBs have made good progress on the new raising healthy kids target, up 23 per cent on the previous quarter.

National cardiac register shows good results - Minister

Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says the first report from the national cardiac register shows good results, comparable with international standards.

Obesity and infection control highlighted in latest surgical audit report

The 7th National Report of the Australian and New Zealand Audits of Surgical Mortality (ANZASM) was released today by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS), which highlighted an increase in obesity as a comorbidity, as well as recommending postoperative infection control as an area fo