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NZ Telehealth Resource Centre

Welcome to the NZ Telehealth Forum and Resource Centre. This site has guidance and resources for people who want to set up, improve or use a telehealth service within New Zealand. 

NZ Telehealth Forum

The NZ Telehealth Forum is a group which includes clinicians, consumers, policymakers, planning and funding managers, ICT experts and industry representatives. Our vision is that telehealth is embedded across the health sector as a sustainable way to deliver healthcare in New Zealand. Our mission is to provide leadership in the use of sustainable models of care enabled by telehealth that supports equitable, patient-centred care. More information is available here.

The NZ Telehealth Resource Centre

The NZ Telehealth Resource Centre brings together guidance and resources that support health providers to implement and grow their telehealth services. In addition to the growing range of resources on this website, we have a regular newsletter and webinar series. Please email us at help@telehealth.org.nz for any specific advice or support.

Telehealth Use in Public Hospitals Stocktake 2022-2023

The Telehealth Use in Public Hospitals Stocktake Report 2022 – 2023 is out! You can read the full report here

2023 RPM guideline

The Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) working group's mahi has culminated in the publication of the Aotearoa New Zealand Remote Patient Monitoring Guide 2023. The guide aims to support best practice adoption of RPM and to be a living document that will evolve to guide the development of RPM in the Aotearoa New Zealand setting. Read the guide here

The launch of PACE

We're excited to launch PACE ‘Patient Anywhere, Clinician Elsewhere’ Whitepaper - looking at the future for Telehealth in Aotearoa.

 

What is Telehealth?

What is Telehealth?

Telehealth is the use of information or communication technology to deliver health or medical care from a distance. Learn more here.

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Getting Started

Getting Started

A lot of factors contribute to a successful telehealth implementation. The following resources which have been localised for NZ will help guide you.

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Telehealth Webinars

Telehealth Webinars

View our upcoming and recorded Telehealth Webinars.



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Telehealth Leadership Group annual meeting

Telehealth Leadership Group annual meeting

Pictured (left to right): Darren Douglass, Deon York, Lisa Livingstone, Faustin Roman, Christine Walsh, Charis Frethey, Yariv Doron, Craig Green, Andrew Panckhurst, Richard Li, Ruth Large, Kanny Ooi and other members attending via Zoom.  

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Boosting access to care: Rural communities see positive impact 18 March

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Boosting access to care: Rural communities see positive impact

The new rural telehealth service by Ka Ora Telecare is making positive steps in improving healthcare accessibility in remote areas, garnering resounding praise from both patients and clinicians alike.   The service, which rolled out in November last year and includes access to virtual GP or nurse practitioner appointments, to date, 3,286 patients have contacted Ka Ora from 363 practices.   The service has swiftly gained momentum, with 87 of 200 plus eligible rural practices onboarded, underscoring the urgent need and widespread recognition of the potential of telehealth.

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