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| 1 Jul 2024 | |
| HiNZ eHealthNews |
NEWS - eHealthNews.nz editor Rebecca McBeth
More than $330 million earmarked for data and digital health initiatives at Health NZ Te Whatu Ora over the next four to five years will be returned as part of today’s budget.
More than $186 million dedicated to ‘Data and Digital Foundations and Innovation’ and $144 million for ‘Data and Digital Infrastructure and Capability – Enabling Health System Transformation’ up until 2027/ 2028, has been identified as part of savings initiatives.
However, the Budget Summary of Initiatives says funding will be returned pending work to prepare “investment-ready business cases for future investment”.
Health Minister Shane Reti tells eHealthNews that data and digital funding is being returned from contingencies where there was no certainty the funding would be used within the upcoming financial year.
