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The care records definition

Get the details on our care records definition. Read our plain language and detailed versions of the care records definition and learn more about how we came up with it.

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Read the care records definition

Read the plain language and detailed versions of our finalised care records definition.

How we came up with the care records definition

Get the details on how we came up with the draft of the care records definition, including our information sources and who we spoke to.

Alignment with te Tiriti o Waitangi principles

We’re committed to working in partnership with Māori. Learn more about how our mahi to define care records aligns with te Tiriti o Waitangi principles.

What we’re doing in response to the Royal Commission

We take our role as keeper of the public record seriously, and we’re committed to doing what we can do to respond to the interim findings of the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry. Find out more about this work.