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Industrial action app wins inaugural Catalyst Award

2 December; 2025

A Waikato team that built an app during strike action to enable nurses and managers to make faster, safer decisions has won the 2025 HiNZ Accenture Catalyst Award.

INTEROPERABILITY

Health modernisation to support AoG systems consolidation

2 December; 2025

The government plans to consolidate dozens of separate digital systems into shared platforms to reduce duplication and improve services for New Zealanders, the deputy government chief digital officer says.

NATIONAL SYSTEMS & STRATEGY

Clinical leadership model essential to digital modernisation – HNZ chair

2 December; 2025

A new clinical leadership model is part of a devolved operating structure that is essential to the success of Health New Zealand’s digital modernisation plan, the organisation’s board chair Lester Levy says.

NATIONAL SYSTEMS & STRATEGY

Health and disability commissioner warns of life-threatening gaps in hospital digital systems

2 December 2025

Continuing use of paper-based referral and prescribing systems highlight critical gaps in New Zealand's hospital digital infrastructure and are compromising patient safety, the health and disability commissioner says.

CLINICAL SOFTWARE

Current health tech ‘primary blocker to achieving national health goals’

28 November; 2025

A new centre with a dedicated board and leadership team will oversee delivery of the 10-year Health Digital Investment Plan using both Health New Zealand staff and partners.

NATIONAL SYSTEMS & STRATEGY

Features

Simplifi - the preferred workforce management solution for NZ health and aged care providers

17 November; 2025

Industry Innovation Article - Simplifi
Simplifi is rapidly becoming the preferred workforce management solution for healthcare and aged care providers across New Zealand.

WORKFORCE

Views

My View - digital accessibility that works

5 November; 2025

Digital health has the possibility of greatly improving the system for members of the blind, deafblind and low vision community, but only if accessibility is considered from the outset of design.

DIGITAL PATIENT