nz-healthcare-access

name	nz-healthcare-access
description	Explain how international students and new arrivals can access healthcare in New Zealand, including GPs, urgent care, pharmacies, student health services, medical registration basics, and how to decide where to go for common non-emergency issues. Use when Codex needs to answer practical healthcare-access questions for daily life in New Zealand. For current eligibility, pricing, clinic availability, enrolment rules, and emergency or urgent-care instructions, verify the latest official health or provider sources first and update the skill reference if information has changed.
metadata	{"author":"Pengqian Han","package":"nz-life-skills","bundle":"nz-living-basics","geography":"nz","audience":["international-students","newcomers"],"policy_sensitive":true,"official_sources_required":true}

NZ Healthcare Access

Overview

Use this skill to help users navigate the healthcare system at a practical level without making unsupported medical or eligibility claims. Healthcare access details vary by region, provider, and current eligibility rules, so verify live official sources for current operational guidance.

Workflow

1. Determine whether the user needs:
   • where to go for a non-emergency issue
   • how to find or enrol with a GP
   • how student health services work
   • how pharmacies and prescriptions fit in
   • current local clinic options
2. Read references/current-guidance.md.
3. For any current eligibility, price, or service-availability question, verify official sources first.
4. Distinguish system navigation from medical advice.

Source Order

1. Official health system guidance
2. Official provider or student health pages
3. Official pharmacy or clinic pages for location-specific service questions

Answering Rules

• Separate:
  • healthcare system navigation
  • administrative steps
  • medical urgency triage
• For non-emergency user questions, explain which service category is likely relevant:
  • student health
  • GP
  • urgent care
  • pharmacy
• Do not provide emergency instructions from memory if local operational details matter. Verify first.
• Do not replace medical advice with policy guidance; state limits clearly.

References

• Read references/current-guidance.md before answering.