Six-week immunisation performance funding
This year, a new six-week immunisation performance-based funding measure has been introduced as part of the 2025/2026 primary care immunisation performance measures for Pinnacle practices. Since the announcement, we’ve been working with Te Whatu Ora to validate data and ensure practices will have clear visibility of their performance and funding received.
Te Whatu Ora has now provided practice baseline data for all practices to PHOs. This data was provided to your practice via the new Pinnacle Portal and will give a sense of what’s required over the coming year to achieve a full performance payment.
2025/26 primary care immunisation performance measures
This Te Whatu Ora updated information sheet outlines the 2025/26 primary care immunisation performance measures, designed to support achievement of the national immunisation target. The resource helps practices understand the performance framework, expectations and claiming process.
Quarterly performance process
For each quarter, we’ve established a process to ensure AIR NHI level data is checked and validated against PMS data, errors are appealed with Te Whatu Ora, and that we work directly with practices to resolve any messaging issues. So far, data errors have been minimal, but we will continue to monitor closely for data discrepancies and work proactively with you to correct these.
Dashboard
We’re pleased to announce the launch of a six-week Power BI dashboard, now available for GP practices. This dashboard provides Te Whatu Ora baseline, performance and payment information, including NHI-level drill-downs and other retrospective data insights to help monitor progress and identify opportunities for improvement. Some details may take time to filter through AIR e.g. practice mergers. The dashboard is accessible under Childhood Immunisations and will be visible to those that have permission to view practice financial information.
We encourage you to continue using your PMS tools and reports to support immunisation delivery. PMS providers are developing reports aligned with Te Whatu Ora priorities; however, please note these may not exactly match the performance data presented by Te Whatu Ora.
Te Whatu Ora has provided PHOs with the following reporting and payment timeframes in the table below. Pinnacle will endeavour to make payments to practices on the 20th of the month that we receive the payment from Te Whatu Ora.
For more information
If you have any questions regarding the six-week immunisation performance measure or the information above, please don’t hesitate to contact your development manager.
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