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Breach of patient privacy alleged against ProCare Health Supplied Content Auckland, July 19, 2018 A concern has been raised with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner about a potential privacy breach involving a large number of identifiable medical records. Four key New Zealand and Australasian healthcare IT players – HealthLink, Medtech Global Limited, My Practice and Best Practice Software New…

Supplied Content London, July 19, 2018 The message from the International Yoga Day meeting held in the British Parliament on June 21, 2018 addressed by politicians, scientists, doctors and academics, and attended by over 150 invited guests was that the National Health Service (NHS) urgently needs to work with Yoga and other Indian Traditional Sciences to meet the changing health…

Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi Wellington, July 18, 2018 New Zealanders are right to wonder when the stream of cuts by stealth in the health sector will come to a halt under the shaky leadership of Health Minister David Clark. There have been cuts for the young, cuts for the old, cuts for people with rare diseases, cuts in mental health and…

Supplied Content Wellington, July 18, 2018 The Ministers of Local Government, Youth, Employment, and Building and Construction today signed a memorandum of understanding with the Mayors Taskforce for Jobs establishing a new partnership to get more young people into work. The Mayors Taskforce for Jobs helps promote the economic well-being of young people through advocacy projects, partnerships with best-practice organisations,…

The New Service is free and confidential Paras Arora Auckland, July 18, 2018 Harmful gambling has become a major public health issue for the Indian community living in New Zealand, adversely affecting the physical, mental and social wellbeing of people and those around them. In response to an increase in demand from people with an Indian background, we established ASHA,…

Homage to a great man on his Birth Centenary Auckland, July 18, 2018 Venkat Raman (Indian Newslink) Journalists like the editor of this newspaper are odd creatures; they work at odd hours, do not always say things that are complimentary and certainly show intolerance towards the arrogant. On the same count, they are also among the lucky ones who meet…

Canterbury District Health Board Christchurch, July 17, 2018 More than a third of Cantabrians have had their flu immunisation already this winter and theres still time for the rest of us to protect ourselves. Recent data shows that 184,610 flu vaccines have been distributed so far this flu season more than the totals taken at the end of the season…

Supplied Content Wellington, July 17, 2018 New guidelines released today by Environment Minister David Parker are intended to assist councils in their monitoring, compliance and enforcement duties under the Resource Management Act. Following is his Statement: Rule of Law Enforcement of the rule of law will always be essential to encourage broader compliance. This is true in criminal, transport, taxation…

Supplied Content Auckland, July 17, 2018 Leaders and innovators in minimising waste going to landfill will be celebrated at the second Auckland Community Zero Waste Awards Night in Henderson on Wednesday July 25, 2018. More than 90 community zero waste champions, some as young as eight years old, will be acknowledged as part of the celebration. Award Categories Hosted by…

Academics support critics Supplied Content Auckland, July 17, 2018 Yesterday’s open letter (see separate posting on Indian Newslink website and Facebook) from nine Independent Financial Advisers to the Financial Markets Authority and other regulators criticising the current KiwiSaver model for its conservative strategy of investment, has raised some very important issues according to the University of Auckland’s Retirement Policy and…