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• 28 July: Report on the consultation period for the proposal to expand the functions of PHARMAC
• 28 July: Conflict of Interest Guidelines for District Health Boards
• 20 July: Diabetes Retinal Screening Interactive CD for Health Professionals
• 14 July: DHB Hospital Benchmark Information Report: January - March 2010
• 7 July: Independent review of the policy of some DHBs to not pay for laboratory tests referred by private specialists

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The National Health IT Board is holding a series of community workshops in association with the Telecommunications Users Association of New Zealand (TUANZ) across the country starting on 5th July.

Health Improvement and Innovation Resource Centre (HIIRC)
A new place for health professionals to share knowledge, interact, access research, start discussions and promote the development of clinical networks.