NZ Telehealth Resource Centre
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. This website brings together guidance and resources that support health providers to implement and grow their telehealth services. Please email us at help@telehealth.org.nz for any specific advice or support.
NZ Telehealth Forum
Operating since 2010 the New Zealand Telehealth Forum promotes the use of telehealth as an enabler in the provision of equitable access to healthcare, while also improving convenience for patients, enabling more timely access to care, and supporting the efficient delivery of healthcare services. Our Kaupapa is funded by Health NZ | Te Whatu Ora - Data and Digital, and is led by a leadership group that includes clinicians, members, policymakers, planning and commissioning managers, ICT experts and (by invite only) 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.
The Telehealth Forum has five working groups and communities of practic. You can find out more about our rōpū, their membership and meeting frequency by clicking here. The five rōpū are:
+ Telehealth Community of Practice (this merges Internationals COP, Professionals COP, Clinicians COP and Cancer Care)
+ PACE and RPM
+ Research, Audit and Evaluation (RAE) and Data Standards (DS)
+ Digital Health Equity Network (DHEN)
+ AI Community of Practice
Memberships – Become a member of the Forum today. It is FREE to be a member. Sign up here!
Get in touch with the Forum today. We look forward to connecting. Email: help@telehealth.org.nz
What is Telehealth?
Telehealth is the use of information or communication technology to deliver health or medical care from a distance. Learn more here.
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.
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.
03 September
Latest News
Media release: NZ Telehealth Forum welcomes renewed funding
MEDIA RELEASE NZ Telehealth Forum welcomes renewed Health NZ funding The NZ Telehealth Forum & Resource Centre has welcomed a new 12-month funding contract from Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, running until 30 June 2027, securing the Forum's immediate future and providing renewed momentum for the Forum’s role as the national voice for telehealth and virtual care in Aotearoa New Zealand.
