The Future of Health - enabled by information

The National Health IT Board's community workshops on the future of health are generating discussion and community interest.  Read coverage from the Manawatu Standard to find out what's going on.....

Further community workshops are being held across the country to continue the community consultation on shared care records including how they will work and how access to personal health care will be managed. 'Shared care' is a key foundation of a 21st Century national health system that will be enabled by the government's Ultra Fast Broadband initiative.

Wednesday 21 July                  Rosvall Hockey Centre, Kensington, Whangarei         
Thursday 22 July                      Greyhound Function Centre, Manukau City                
Thursday 29 July                      Christchurch Town Hall                 
Friday 30 July                            Otago Museum, Dunedin

Tuesday 17 August                  Wintec, The Bill Gallagher Centre, Gate 5, Tristram Street, Hamilton

Wednesday 18 August            AMI Netball Centre, 44 Northcote Road, Takapuna, North Shore, Auckland 

To register your interest or for more information please email enquiries@ithealthboard.health.nz

Please note we are inviting members from a wide range of community groups and local iwi to attend. So that people will feel comfortable sharing their experiences and views of the health service, the first part of the workshop - 3pm to 5.30pm - will be a closed session. These workshops are held in association with TUANZ- Telecommunications Users Association New Zealand.

Each workshop will then be opened up to health professionals and members of the media are welcome to attend and report on the second session - from 6pm to 7pm.

Each workshop begins at 3pm and aims to finish at 7pm.