Information on the changes that took place from 1 December 2018, and what this means for PHOs and general practice.
Key information
The new primary care initiatives are included within the PHO Services Agreement. The changes provide additional subsidies to enable practices to charge patients no more than $19 for enrolled adults and $13 for enrolled youth aged 14 to 17 for a standard day time nurse or GP consultation.
This also included extending zero fees for under 13s to include children aged 13.
To prepare for extending access to primary care services from 1 December 2018, general practices and PHOs have undertaken several actions and changes to business processes. These are outlined in the update bulletins and frequently asked questions.
- Bulletin 13, 5 July 2019 (pdf, 434 KB)
- Bulletin 12, 26 April 2019 (pdf, 473 KB)
- Bulletin 11, 29 March 2019 (pdf, 410 KB)
- Bulletin 10 (version 3), 21 March 2019 (pdf, 578 KB)
- Bulletin 9, 25 January 2019 (pdf, 407 KB)
- Bulletin 8, 14 December 2018 (pdf, 462 KB)
- Bulletin 7, 29 November 2018 (pdf, 402 KB)
- Bulletin 6, 23 November 2018 (pdf, 713 KB)
- Bulletin 5, 16 November 2018 (pdf, 484 KB)
- Bulletin 4, 9 November 2018 (pdf, 713 KB)
- Bulletin 3, 31 October 2018 (pdf, 523 KB)
- Bulletin 2, 11 October 2018 (pdf, 307 KB)
- Bulletin 1, 5 October 2018 (pdf, 378 KB)
Other updates
- Pharmacy bulletin 2, 29 November 2018 (pdf, 250 KB)
- Pharmacy bulletin 1, 23 October 2018 (pdf, 296 KB)
Primary care contacts
If you have any queries or need more information about the extended access to primary care services, please refer to the bulletin updates for contact information or email Primary_Care@health.govt.nz.