New Zealand Gazette – 2007 – No. 73

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✨ National Immunisation Register Requirements



27 JUNE 2007 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 73 1859

Appendix 2 to Schedule 3

REFERENCE DOCUMENT – NATIONAL IMMUNISATION REGISTER REQUIREMENTS

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Increasing immunisation coverage in order to prevent vaccine preventable diseases is the highest priority of the National Immunisation Programme. The development of a National Immunisation Register to record individual immunisation histories and produce accurate population-based coverage reports is a strategy supported by evidence and international practice.

Although many health providers in New Zealand have developed information systems to keep track of the immunisations given to their patients, these local systems do not interconnect or provide the benefits of a national register.

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The National Immunisation Register (NIR) will allow querying of the database for an individual’s immunisation status, providing accurate immunisation status of an individual and aiding opportunistic immunisation. The NIR will assist providers in referral to immunisation facilitation and outreach services for children that are not found by general practitioner recall systems. It will provide accurate immunisation coverage data at the local provider (Primary Health Organisation), District Health Board and national levels.

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The requirements for data reporting to the NIR have been previously outlined in the Primary Health Organisation (PHO) “Access” and “Interim” agreements 2002-3 (see I8, Reporting Requirements). Schedule 3 of the principal notice also states that providers should report data to a national register in an “agreed and notified format”. The required changes outlined in this reference document specify the data and format(s) required for PHOs to meet this previously agreed position.

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The NIR design is based on messaging of data from primary care Practice Management Systems (PMS) to the NIR, so that data flows electronically when entered/downloaded after each vaccination event. Access to/use of the NIR is also possible via web browser and the Health Intranet. Manual (paper/fax) processes are in place to enable providers to report data to the NIR who do not have compatible PMS or health intranet access. The primary care provider will be required to send immunisation event data to the NIR for each registered individual, in addition to demographic and vaccinator information (see data table appended).

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For practices with NIR compatible PMS, immunisation information will be sent automatically to the NIR by electronic messaging.

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All PMS messaging to the NIR require approval by the Ministry of Health and must meet the NIR user requirements, messaging and data standards, and Ministry testing protocols.



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🏥 Adult Immunisation Services Guidelines (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
15 June 2007
Immunisation, National Immunisation Register, NIR, immunisation coverage, vaccine preventable diseases, health providers, data reporting, Primary Health Organisation, PHO, Practice Management Systems, PMS, Ministry of Health