Funding of $4 million has been earmarked for a new shared digital health record, Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora has confirmed

Questions remain about the new shared digital health record, set to launch in July, with key details – such as what is being proposed and how it is going to be funded – yet to be disclosed

Health minister Simeon Brown, in a speech to yesterday’s NZ Infrastructure Investment Summit, told delegates that Budget 2024 had delivered a $16.68 billion funding uplift over three years

A review of job cuts within the Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora data and digital team is underway to ensure there is no impact on frontline healthcare, according to health minister Simeon Brown 

A new 24/7 online medical service is set to receive $164.6 million over five years. But not everyone is sold on the merits of the proposal

Data uploading problems continue to impact on the accuracy of vaccination data stored on the Aotearoa Immunisation Register creating concern about how the data is used to measure PHO success

Health minister Simeon Brown has signalled plans to appoint a new board for Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora and push for greater decentralisation of services