May 2025

CEO & Advocacy Update – May 2025 

Kia ora koutou, 

The gears continue to turn and we are already into May and approaching winter. 

Locally, we held our quarterly Evening Provider Hui. This hui is a chance to meet with Practice Managers from Hawke’s Bay in person and share what work we have done, are doing, and plan to do. 

In April, myself and several Health Hawke’s Bay kaimahi attended The Future of Medicine seminar in Napier. This event was a chance to connect and listen from public health experts: Professor Grant Schofield, Dr Glen Davies, and Dr Louise Schofield. 

One way we are trying to do that is by utilising AI through our AI Innovation Pilot with practices. Over 50 primary healthcare staff from Hawke’s Bay attended a workshop on using AI transcription tool Heidi. This is a tool to free-up administrative time for clinicians to spend more time with whaiora. You can view more on what our workshop covered here: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1LhVUfczfi/ 

We also signed a collaboration agreement with Hawke’s Bay’s Iwi Māori Partnership Tīhei Tākitimu to build a strategic partnership that aims to enhance whānau wellbeing. You can view more of the key objectives of the partnership here: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16SSXuvjaS/ 

Several Health Hawke’s Bay kaimahi attended Collaborative Aotearoa’s conference. 

Our key takeaways of that conference can be found here: Collaborative Aotearoa Conference.pptx 

Lastly, I want to acknowledge General Practice New Zealand’s submission to Manatū Hauora | Ministry of Health regarding the Putting Patients First: Modernising health workforce regulation consultation, we tautoko (support) and endorse this submission. 

Their submission can be found here: GPNZ submission to Manatū Hauora’s consultation – Putting Patients First: Modernising health workforce regulation