Report of the Department of Health / New Zealand.

  • New Zealand. Department of Health.
Date:
[1976]
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Credit: Report of the Department of Health / New Zealand. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    REPORT The Director-General of Health to the Minister of Health, Wellington. Pursuant to section 10 of the Health Act 1956, I have the honour to lay before you the annual report of the department for the year 1975-76. INTRODUCTION Statutory Committees Board of Health (p. 11) Two important reports were published during the year: 1. Children With Handicaps (Report Series No. 24), Wellington, Government Printer, 1975. 2. 1975 Grading of Public Water Supplies in N.Z. (Report Series No. 25), Wellington, Government Printer, 1975. Hospitals Advisory Council (p. 11) An expert committee under the chairmanship of a member of the council was set up to report to council on matters related to renal dialysis units. Hospital Works Committee (p. 12) Hospital building - engineering projects are continuing to increase and a number of major projects are well advanced. Administration and Management Policy Review and Development (p. 13) Consultative groups set up to discuss and make recommendations on the White Paper on Health will be disbanded after making interim reports to the Minister. A Special Advisory Committee on Health Services Organisation is to be set up and sector committees will tender advice in certain specialised areas. Community Health Development (p. 17) A programme is being developed to improve the planning, delivery, and evaluation of community health services. Management Services and Research Unit (p. 13) The social services research programme is progressing well and includes work on the accommodation needs of the elderly, a family growth study, Wellington Hospital consumer survey, and a household health survey in the greater Porirua area. The P.A. Management Consultants involvement at Wellington Hospital has ended; major benefits of this exercise are already apparent. A section of the MSRU was established in April 1975 in Christchurch as part of the department’s policy to decentralise its management services and research functions.