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Movers and Shakers – August 2026

12 August; 2026

This month’s round up of Movers and Shakers in data and digital health includes the appointment of Richard Hamblin as chief health insights officer at Health NZ and Will Reedy becoming chief executive of Medtech Global.

WORKFORCE

Cervical screening register went live with ‘known issues and missing functionality’, review finds

4 August; 2026

An independent review has found nearly one million notifications were not sent or even triggered for people eligible for cervical cancer screening, with interviewees describing the IT system underpinning the programme as a ‘working prototype’ at launch with known issues and missing functionality.

NATIONAL SYSTEMS & STRATEGY

Health NZ staff to get ‘more consistent, secure, and up-to-date technology experience’

4 August 2026

A large-scale Clinical Desktop Modernisation Programme at Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora involves upgrading around 80,000 computers and devices across 275 sites nationwide and moving staff onto a single national digital platform.

NATIONAL SYSTEMS & STRATEGY

HealthX expands use of AI-powered rostering

3 August; 2026

Expansion of an AI-powered rostering tool aimed at freeing free up time for radiologists has been confirmed as one of the monthly initiatives being delivered by HealthX.

AI & ANALYTICS

Security checklist to map cyber maturity across primary care

31 July; 2026

A new cybersecurity self-assessment tool will provide a national picture of where cyber security gaps exist across the primary care sector for the first time.

INFORMATION GOVERNANCE

Features

Kiwis increasingly turn to AI for health advice, but trust remains low

10 June; 2026

Feature - eHealthNews editor Rebecca McBeth
One in five New Zealanders now turns to artificial intelligence platforms like ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude as their first port of call for health information but trust in AI-generated health advice remains low at just 28 percent, according to Stuff's inaugural Health of the Nation study.

DIGITAL PATIENT

Analytics and near real-time data drive transformation at Health NZ

26 May; 2026

Industry Innovation Article - Acumen BI
Health New Zealand has consolidated multiple systems inherited from over 20 supporting subsidiaries, District Health Boards and the Ministry of Health covering clinical, finance, payroll, supply chain, procurement and asset management data.

AI & ANALYTICS

Views

My View - Health NZ’s digital modernisation programmes pick up pace

30 July; 2026

Acting chief information technology officer Darren Douglass writes that momentum is building across the Health Digital Investment Plan and Health NZ is now in a position to make real progress.

NATIONAL SYSTEMS & STRATEGY

My View - Building AI you can trust

23 July; 2026

Fellow of HiNZ Kate Rhind writes that before we trust AI to guide people through the system, we should be able to say precisely what good looks like, and prove our tools meet it.

AI & ANALYTICS