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Enrolments for the New Entry to Specialist Practice (NESP) programme, which trains nursing and Allied Health graduates to specialise in mental health and addiction, are higher than ever before

Former Health Minister Andrew Little admits “there was a bit of cannibalising the system” in the largest mental health programme introduced by Labour.

A $100 million policy programme that Labour promised would improve support for people with serious mental health problems has fallen behind schedule,...

Parents disappointed by DHB review of treatment prior to teenage daughter's death.

Watch: Auckland Emergency Management has provided its latest update on Cyclone Gabrielle recovery in the region.

Ministry of Health rejects Gumboot Friday funding plea Thu, 1 Jul 2021, 12:19PM Monetary assistance for Gumboot Friday has been declined weeks after Mike King handed back his NZ Order of Merit medal due to lack of mental health funding. (Photo / Instagram) Ministry of Health rejects Gumboot Friday funding plea Thu, 1 Jul 2021, 12:19PM The Ministry of Health has rejected a plea for funding from Gumboot Friday, which provides free counselling for young peop...

Braden Fastier/Stuff Health Minister Andrew Little announces the next tranche of funding for the Government’s roll-out of frontline services nationwide to support people with mild to moderate mental health and addiction needs. “Im not convinced it was,” he said. “When you look at the demographics of our elected DHB representatives across the county, they werent particularly representative of a whole heap of communities.” The reforms provided an opportunity to strengthen and enrich c...

GPs can also refer patients to Te Tumu Waiora staff employed by non-government organisations. Under the scheme the Government provides funding for mental health staff, but GPs are required to provide a space for them to work with patients. The CDHB has spent $4.3m of the budget to fund 17 HIPs and 25 health coaches – new roles created for the programme – across 15 medical centres, acting planning and funding manager Ralph La Salle said. He indicated the underspending was a result of a l...

Māori TV The mental health sector was one of the biggest winners in the 2019 Budget, getting funding to the tune of $1.9b. (Video first published July 16, 2020) Funding of $600,000 for new mental health services is yet to be spent in Canterbury, with some GPs saying they cannot afford to provide space for the Government programme. The Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) confirmed it was allocated $4.9 million for mental health services in general practices in 2020-21 as part of a $40m nat...