Primary Health Care Home

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Primary Health Care
www.moh.govt.nz/primaryhealthcare

Primary health care relates to the professional health care received in the community, usually from your GP or practice nurse. Primary health care covers a broad range of health and preventative services, including health education, counselling, disease prevention and screening.

A strong primary health care system is central to improving the health of all New Zealanders and reducing health inequalities between different groups. The launch of the Primary Health Care Strategy in 2001, followed by the establishment of Primary Health Organisations (PHOs), set a new direction and vision for primary health care services in New Zealand.

This site provides information on the background and implementation of the Primary Health Care Strategy.

Latest news
PHO Eligibility Process Guidelines (1 July)
This information pack outlines the process for DHBs and the Ministry for approving/endorsing and logging changes to PHO funding eligibilities.

New Zealand Primary Health Care e-Register (6 June)
This e-Register has been updated with more projects from the Partnership Health Canterbury Te Kei o Te Waka PHO.

View full list of news items.

How to use this site

For a general overview of the strategy go to Frequently Asked Questions
For adminstrative information relating to PHOs go to PHOs
For information about funding policy and eligibility go to Funding
For operational information related to payment systems go to Capitation Payments
For information abount current & future projects go to Services & Projects
For E-mail notificaton on the latest Primary Health Care updates join the PHCS Mailing List

Features
PHCS Implementation Work Programme 2006 - 2010
Information on the next phase of work on the implementation of the Primary Health Care Strategy.

Well Child
Primary health services offered to all New Zealand children from birth to five years.

CBF Payments Calendar 2007 and 2008
Check important dates in the Capitation Based Funding (CBF) payments cycle.

CBF Change Calendar 2007
Find out what policy and system changes are coming up.

How to use this site

Page last updated: 1 July 2008