After-hours and Urgent Care Services for Ashburton

Description

RFx ID: 33620379 Organisation: Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora) Open date: Monday, 2 March 2026 2:30 PM +13:00 Close date: Wednesday, 1 April 2026 2:00 PM +13:00 Categories: 85000000 - Healthcare Services Region: Canterbury Overview: This Request for Proposal (RFP) relates to after-hours and urgent care services with a specific focus on Health NZ’s After-hours and Urgent Care Framework (the Framework). The goal is to ensure that 98% of New Zealanders can access urgent care within one hour’s drive of their home. The following are the key objectives of the outcomes of this process: • Provide consistent urgent care access: a standardised framework for more consistent urgent care availability, funding, data, quality standards, and cost to the consumer across the country. • Ensure easy navigation: a clear and user-friendly system for patients to navigate. • Integrate with broader healthcare services: strong collaboration between urgent care, primary care (including after-hours care), ambulance, ED, and telehealth services for improved patient outcomes. Additionally, the requirement has the additional objectives of: • Meeting ACC’s integrated investment objectives around timely care and recovery for injuries as reflected in improved rehabilitation outcomes. • Health Target Performance is optimally supported: in particular, Shorter Stays in Emergency Departments (SSED).