Welcome to another edition of Toitū te Oranga. 

With COVID-era funding ending, Health NZ will return to a business-as-usual model from 1 July 2026. IMAC vaccinator training will no longer be fully subsidised, to support sustainable delivery. Key foundation pathways will remain free.

Fully funded courses:

Also free via IMAC:

If you have any questions, please contact: Immunisation@tewhatuora.govt.nz

 

The 10‑Minute Collaborative Aotearoa Model of Care Pulse Check Survey is still open. We encourage all practices to take part.

The survey takes one response per practice. It helps build a clear view of how care models are working and changing. It covers proactive care, acute activity, workforce models, and overall maturity. No patient or staff data is collected.

A Q&A sheet is available to support completion and explain the purpose.

Why this matters Your input helps Collaborative Aotearoa to:

Thank you for supporting a shared, evidence-based view of care delivery in Aotearoa.

From 1 July, COVID vaccination administration claiming for GP practice providers will be paid under the PHO services agreement. COVID administration payments will continue to be made via AIR.

That means in order to submit claims, from 1 July practices will need to update the agreement number they use to record vaccinations to the relevant PHO services agreement number.

 

Reminder for specialist GPs and general practice teams to have their say in the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners review of the Foundation Standard.

Feedback can be submitted through a short survey here, closing at 5.00pm on Friday 19 June.

 

The Health Quality & Safety Commission Te Tāhū Hauora and RNZCGP encourage primary care to report SAC 1 and 2 harm events from 1 July 2026. This focuses on healing, restoring trust, and system learning and improvement.

RNZCGP Foundation Standard 13.3 (Adverse event reporting) requires practices to follow the national Healing, learning and improving from harm policy 2023. Access resources here.

• 1 July, 12:30 to 1:30pm - register here
• 2 July, 6:00 to 7:00pm - register here

Content is the same for both sessions. Topics include the policy, Standard 13.3, and how to use the harm event submission portal.

Further information on portal registration will follow after 1 July 2026.

 

The Q4 Workforce Data reporting templates are ready to review and submit (previously named Practice Provider Lists).

Thank you to our practice partners for your ongoing work in completing and submitting overdue and passive immunisation lists on time. Your efforts support consistent, high quality care for our whānau.

Date: Saturday 27 June 2026

Time: 8am - 5pm

Location: Te Kōpūroa, The Pā, University of Waikato, Hillcrest Road, Hamilton

This is a Mental health programme for vocationally registered GPs, GP registrars and nurse practitioners, addressing two areas of expanded primary-care responsibility: 

 

Wednesday 13 August 2026 10:30am - 11:30am: Speech development

 

Location: Pinnacle Office - Ground flour, River Room, 711 Victoria street. Hamilton

29 July 2026, 8:30am - 30 July 2026, 4:30pm

17 November 2026, 8:30am - 18 November 2026, 4:30pm

 

Supporting a strong, skilled and fair rural health workforce in Hauraki