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National systems and collections


The Ministry of Health’s Sector Services has operational responsibility for national collections of health and disability information.

National collections and systems provide valuable health information to support decision-making in policy development, funding and at the point of care. This information contributes to improving the health outcomes of New Zealanders.

On request, data from national collections can be made available to researchers and the public. Email requests to:data-enquiries@moh.govt.nz.

Information on health payments and agreements is held in additional systems (not listed) and where appropriate this information is incorporated into the systems and collections listed below.

In this section


  • General Medical Subsidy Collection (GMS)
  • Health Practitioner Index (HPI)
  • Laboratory Claims Collection (Labs)
  • Maternity and Newborn Collection (MNIS)
  • Medical Warning System (MWS)
  • Mental Health Information Collection (MHDW)
  • Mortality Collection (MORT)
  • National Booking Reporting System (NBRS)
  • National Booking Reporting System Data Warehouse (NBRS DW)
  • National Health Index (NHI)
  • National Immunisation Register (NIR)
  • National Minimum Dataset (Hospital Events) (NMDS)
  • National Non-admitted Patient Collection (NNPAC)
  • New Zealand Cancer Registry (NZCR)
  • Pharmaceutical Collection (Pharms)
  • Primary Health Organisation Enrolment Collection (PHO)
  • Programme for the Integration of Mental Health Data (PRIMHD)


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