PSAAP – PHO Services Agreement Amendment Protocol
Published: 6 May 2025
Negotiations between PHOs and Te Whatu Ora Health NZ kicked off last week. For those practices who nominated Pinnacle MHN as their agent, Dr Jo Scott-Jones is representing you in the contracted provider caucus and has been selected as one of the four negotiators.
It is important your practice is connected in these negotiations. If your practice does not know who your contracted provider caucus representative is, and you'd like to sign up with Pinnacle, please contact Yazmin Dorey, senior administrator. Alternative options include GenPro, RNZCGP College of GPs and Hauora Taiwhenua Rural Health Network.
Dr Jo holds regular drop-in sessions to keep practices updated, shares emails, and there is an active WhatsApp group for quick responses during negotiations.
At this stage, key principles the contracted provider caucus is taking into the negotiations include:
- priority funding for frontline services
- increased funding to prevent an increase in out-of-pocket expenses to patients
- general practice teams to be the preferred way to deliver services to communities.
If you have any questions or comments for Dr Jo, please contact Yazmin Dorey. You can read the Statement on behalf of the PHO Caucus, PHO Services Agreement Amendment Protocol here.