GP2GP Stabilisation Project: July 2025 Update

SECTOR UPDATE - Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is now ready to start work with practice management system (PMS) suppliers to begin testing and implementation of the latest version of GP2GP. 

GP2GP is a component of a PMS that enables patient records to be electronically transferred from one PMS to another. Over the coming months, Health NZ will support PMS suppliers to adopt the latest GP2GP version.

Having a consistent version of GP2GP in production across the sector is expected to help reduce errors that can occur when sending patient files via GP2GP between different PMS applications. There have been issues with the service that have been frustrating for primary care, causing delays in care and introducing clinical risk. 

Another challenge with GP2GP has been the 20mb file size limit, which is insufficient for some patient files. HealthLink* is completing testing of an increased file size limit, to 50mb, with the different PMSs. Following successful testing, HealthLink will enable 50mb files to be transferred via Connected Health. This means the infrastructure will be in place for larger files to be sent via HealthLink, and Health NZ can begin work with PMS suppliers on testing and implementing this change. 

Practices having issues with messages being sent over HealthLink may not be using the most up-to-date HealthLink version. Please contact the HealthLink helpdesk to check you have the latest version.

More information about GP2GP is available on the Health NZ website.

Source: Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora media release

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