About us Mō mātou

About the Ministry of Health and the New Zealand health system. 

Regulation & legislation Ngā here me ngā ture

Health providers and products we regulate, and laws we administer.

Strategies & initiatives He rautaki, he tūmahi hou

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

Monitoring & statistics He aroturuki, he tatauranga

Data and insights from our health surveys, research and monitoring.

Māori health Hauora Māori

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

This regulatory impact statement provides an analysis of the proposed regulatory change to allow nurse practitioners and optometrists, with Therapeutic Product Authorisation, to issue standing orders.

The change is expected to improve timeliness and ease of access to medicines for particular people and enable more efficient service delivery in health care teams.

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