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Northern Region Hospital at Home reaches 120 daily patients

26 March; 2026

The Northern Region's Hospital at Home (H@H) programme is supporting around120 patients daily, with plans to expand to 200 patients by the end of the next financial year.

DIGITAL PATIENT

Whaikaha designs and tests accessible AI

20 March; 2026

Whaikaha is using its own workforce as a real-world testing ground for accessible implementation of artificial intelligence (AI), with around half of staff identifying as disabled.

AI & ANALYTICS

Virtual consultations fill critical workforce gaps in rural Taranaki

17 March; 2026

South Taranaki Rural Health has implemented virtual consults using locum doctors to address staff shortages and maintain patient access to care.

DIGITAL PATIENT

Rural hospitals at greatest risk from Digital Services job losses - report

13 March; 2026

The loss of digital services jobs at Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora increases risks to patient care and willl hit rural hospitals hardest, an internal report reveals.

WORKFORCE

South Island GPs first to join Shared Digital Health Record

11 March; 2026

General practices in Te Waipounamu, South Island will be the first to begin onboarding to the Shared Digital Health Record from April with clinicians expected to begin accessing SDHR data from mid-2026.

NATIONAL SYSTEMS & STRATEGY

Features

Medtech Global launches AI-powered intelligence layer, moving beyond traditional scribing

23 February; 2025

Industry Innovation Article - Medtech Global
Kiwi GPs can now benefit from an artificial intelligence tool, providing context-aware patient summaries and automated clinical documentation fully integrated with Medtech Evolution.

AI & ANALYTICS

Views

My View - Digital safety is patient safety

26 March; 2026

Health professionals and leaders must demand that digital infrastructure be treated with the same clinical rigor as any other medical tool, writes Labour health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall.

INFORMATION GOVERNANCE