About this item

Issue date:
26 June 2025
Status:
Current
Corporate Author:
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
Document date:
December 2024
Type:
Background paper
Topic:
Rural health
Copyright status:

Copyright Held by Non-Crown Party

ISBN:
9781991139344

The RUUC project was commissioned under the Interim New Zealand Health Plan as part of a broader commitment to review and improve rural urgent care services, including the PRIME service.

All recommendations have been considered in the development of the New and Improved Urgent and After-Hours Care Framework. Most recommendations are being incorporated directly into the national rollout of this Framework over the next two years.

Led by Health NZ, in partnership with ACC, and guided by an external RUUC Advisory Group – including rural clinicians, Māori health providers, sector experts, and rural health leaders – the project ran from April to November 2024.