Patients First – Primary Care Information Services

Patients First is a joint programme of work between The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) and General Practice New Zealand (GPNZ).  It is the next phase of qi4gp.
Patients First is the programme that the National Health IT Board is holding accountable for delivery of the Primary Care component of the information Plan. In its broader context, Patients First is also integrating quality and information for primary care.

The Programme has a number of current projects, including:

• Establishment of a national Primary Care Quality and Information Leadership Group
• Clinical Pathway Tools – Feasibility Study
• Primary Care PMS Requirements
• Safe Medication Management – Primary Care
• Quality Stream (linking quality and information)
• GP2GP

Patients First Office Contact:

+64 (0)4 473 9166

Sponsors

Dr Bev O’Keefe                GPNZ – Executive Chair

Dr Harry Pert                   RNZCGP – President

Operational Liaison/Sponsors

Andrew Stenson             RNZCGP Group Manager – Business Performance

Fiona Thomson              GPNZ – CEO

Programme Manager

Andrew Terris