Organisations

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• Pharmacy Direct (www.pharmacydirect.co.nz)

  Buy health products and over the counter medicines quickly and easily with Pharmacy Direct. Their extensive range covers vitamins and supplements, baby products, alternative medicines, natural health treatments and sports medicine products.

• MASH Trust Board   (www.mashtrust.org.nz)

  Provides a wide range of support services for people with psychiatric, intellectual or physical disability or illness. Palmerston North, Horowhenua and Wellington branches.

• Mauri Ora Associates   (www.mauriora.co.nz)

  A Māori owned clinical health consultancy operating in Hamilton and Auckland. Major areas of activity include clinical and cultural training, advice on Māori health development, capacity building, management and facilitation, mentoring, reviews and audits, funding advice and research.

• McKesson Asia Pacific   (www.mckesson.co.nz)

  A health care organisation delivering telephone based health services to government departments and private health organisations.

• Medical Council Of New Zealand   (www.mcnz.org.nz)

  The Medical Council registers doctors to practise in New Zealand and has responsibilities for doctors' education, standards, conduct and health.

• MedicAlert in New Zealand   (www.medicalert.co.nz)

  A worldwide organisation that has been operating in New Zealand since 1962, providing protection for people with life-threatening medical conditions.

• Meningitis Trust   (www.meningitis-trust.org)

  An organisation working towards a world that is free from meningitis and where those affected by the disease receive quality care and support for life.

• Mercy Hospital Dunedin   (www.mercyhospital.co.nz)

  A non for profit organisation founded by the sisters of Mercy in 1936 and Dunedin's only private surgical hospital.

• Midcentral District Health Board   (www.midcentraldhb.govt.nz)

  A provider of health and disability services to the 160,000 people living in the Manawatu, Tararua and Horowhenua regions.

• Multiple Sclerosis Society of New Zealand   (www.msnz.org.nz)

  Working since 1967 to support, educate and advocate for people with MS, and their support networks. The Society has educated the general public, employers and health professionals about MS and actively encouraged on-going medical research to find the cause and a cure for this neurological condition.

• National Association of Nurse Education in the Tertiary Sector   (www.nurseducation.org.nz)

  NETS provides leadership and direction on significant national issues relating to nursing and health education. Their vision is of excellence and equity in nursing and health education, so that practitioners meet the nursing and health needs of all people in New Zealand.

• National Health Committee   (www.nhc.health.govt.nz)

  Established by statute to advise the Minister of Health on the kinds and relative priorities of public health services, personal health services and disability services that it believes should be publicly funded.

• National Heart Foundation   (www.heartfoundation.org.nz)

  A charity fighting against cardiovascular disease, committed to promoting heart health and reducing the suffering and early loss of life from heart disease through heart research, heart health promotion and rehabilitation.

• National Society of Alcohol and Drug Dependence (NSAD)   (www.nsad.org.nz)

  A charitable trust whose primary objective is to intervene, treat and support, through residential and day care centres.

• Natural Healing Research Institute of NZ   (www.nhri.co.nz)

  The institute is the main registering body for the New Zealand School of Natural Healing, and also promotes professional standards for practitioners of subtle energy healing in New Zealand.

• Nelson Marlborough District Health Board   (www.nmdhb.govt.nz)

  Nelson Marlborough District Health Board is the leading publicly funded health care provider in Nelson and Marlborough.

• New Health New Zealand   (www.nzhi.co.nz)

  A non-profit, incorporated society acting as a national umbrella organisation to be the voice of everyone who cares about the health system in New Zealand. New Health brings together consumers, leading industry, practitioner and consumer groups to work as a combined force for health reform.

• New Zealand Ambulance Services Association   (www.nzambulance.org)

  The NZASA was formed by independent ambulance operators who wanted fair representation in the ambulance industry while still maintaining control over their operations.

• New Zealand Artificial Limb Board   (www.nzalb.govt.nz)

  A Government organisation that helps meet the rehabilitation needs of New Zealand amputees. Their aim is to provide maximum quality of living, independence and participation in community life.

• New Zealand Association of Gerontology   (www.gerontology.org.nz)

  A multidisciplinary organisation committed to understanding ageing and promoting the interests of older people.

• New Zealand Association of Hand Therapists   (www.nzaht.org.nz)

  The NZAHT is a professional association representing hand therapists in New Zealand. The organisation provides support for its members through education, professional development, networking and representation at regional and national levels.

• New Zealand Association of Medical Herbalists   (www.nzamh.org.nz)

  An organisation of professional medical herbalists, associates and student members. Visit the site to locate medical herbalists throughout New Zealand.

• New Zealand Association of Neuro Linguistic Programming   (www.nzanlp.org.nz)

  The organisation's activities include creating a high professional and community profile for Neuro Lingustic Programming and promoting wide community recognition of the profession.

• New Zealand Association of Occupational Therapists   (www.nzaot.com)

  Provides services, support, representation and networking opportunities for occupational therapists. The NZAOT has members across all occupational therapy practice areas within New Zealand and abroad.

• New Zealand Association of Orthodontists   (www.orthodontists.org.nz)

  Orthodontics is a specialist area of dentistry concerned with improving the appearance, function, and stability of the teeth and jaws by straightening the teeth and correcting the bite.

• New Zealand Association of Plastic Surgeons   (www.plasticsurgery.org.nz)

  The New Zealand Association of Plastic Surgeons (NZAPS) is a non-profit, professional association devoted to maintenance of excellent ethical and professional standards within the field, and the provision of information to all interested parties.