Te Whatu Ora is streamlining how general practice holiday hours are collected by working with Healthpoint. Please update your Healthpoint listing with accurate Christmas and New Year opening hours before 1 December 2025.
Healthpoint will generate reports from this information, which Te Whatu Ora will share with PHOs. Where extended closures are identified, we may be asked to confirm how service coverage will be maintained.
Practices are also reminded to make arrangements for in-person support for palliative care patients, those in ARC, and to in-person access to MCCD (Medical Certificate of Cause of Death) and Cremation Certificates for sudden, but not unexpected, deaths in the community over the Christmas and New Year period.
Jo Scott-Jones, medical director, discusses the health and disability sector review changes, the anticipated impact on general practice, and what practices can do in preparation to get ahead of the curve.
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