Provider newsletter 27 February 2026

Keep up to date by reading our latest DSS provider newsletter external.

In this edition you can find news items on: 

  • Assessments, allocations and flexible funding improvements
  • The MediMap cyber security incident
  • A new website for employers encouraging recruitment of disabled people
  • Our most recent provider quality forum, and
  • Reminders about three consultations that are closing soon. These are:
    • Ministry of Health consultation on Ngā Paerewa Health and Disability Services Standard 2021 (closing 16 March)
    • MSD Consultation on Draft Carers’ Strategy Action Plan (closing 12 March)
    • Ministry of Transport consultation on Total Mobility scheme (closing 22 March)