Te Whatu Ora is continuing to progress the National Primary Care Dataset, with reporting originally scheduled to begin on 31 March 2026.
Following substantial feedback received through the Access and Use Agreement consultation from sector representatives, including GenPro, GPNZ, and the Primary Care Data Governance Group, and in light of the recent cyber breach that has prompted a reconsideration of assurance processes, Te Whatu Ora has recognised the need for a more robust approach to finalising information sharing agreements and associated vendor and provider assessments.
In response, the deadline for practice opt-off has been extended from 28 February to 31 March 2026. Te Whatu Ora will work with the Primary Care Data Governance Group to simplify the data access agreement, with a revised version to be provided to the sector by the end of February 2026. This will be available alongside the Data Access Framework (PDF) and encounter data definition (PDF), both already endorsed by the Governance Group, for practices to review ahead of the 31 March confirmation date.
Work is ongoing to finalise the Access and Use Agreement and further service schedules in partnership with sector representatives. Collecting high-quality data while upholding privacy remains a core priority for Te Whatu Ora throughout this national rollout.
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