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Which datacentres used by Health New Zealand contain single points of failure for hospital clinical systems, if any, and what steps, if any, are being taken to eliminate them?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Which datacentres used by Health New Zealand contain single points of failure for hospital clinical systems, if any, and what steps, if any, are being taken to eliminate them?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised that Health New Zealand's design of its digital infrastructure, supporting critical clinical and business systems in data centres, is not intended to have single points of failure.