Online event
Understanding NZ’s public healthcare landscape
Thursday 26 March at 9:00AM
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This webinar marks the launch of the NZ Healthcare Research Report, offering UK businesses a clear introduction to New Zealand’s public healthcare ecosystem.
What you’ll learn
- Understand New Zealand’s transforming healthcare ecosystem, including key agencies, national investment programmes, and the evolving public procurement landscape.
- Identify opportunities aligned with New Zealand’s 10‑year health strategies, current reform priorities, and the UK–NZ Free Trade Agreement.
- Apply key considerations and ‘Healthy Habits’ for effectively engaging with the NZ healthcare sector, including procurement thresholds, entry pathways, and best practices for UK companies.
Description
New Zealand’s healthcare system is undertaking its most significant transformation in decades, backed by two major national investment programmes and a renewed focus on modernising services, infrastructure and procurement. Combined with the comprehensive UK–NZ Free Trade Agreement and strong bilateral trade, currently valued at £2.2 billion in UK exports, there has never been a more important time for UK companies to understand how to access and engage with this market.
You will gain a deeper understanding of the sector’s long‑term strategic direction, upcoming procurement changes, and the practical “Healthy Habits” that support successful market entry. A condensed version of the full report will also be available to help businesses navigate opportunities with confidence.
Speakers
Craig Soutar
Director, I am on to IT Consulting Limited
Craig has nearly 40 years of experience working across a wide range of business domains including estate/trust management, banking, financial services, transport, health and the wider machinery of government.
In the first decade of his career Craig focused on business fundamentals including an accounting degree and Master of Business Studies and now in the last decade invests his time ensuring all the key elements of culture, strategy, capability, process and systems are in place for transformation programmes to be successful. This has included as an independent adviser or reviewer for many large-scale projects across the health sector.