Microsoft Copilot for health and social services
Health and social service organisations on Microsoft 365 can use Copilot for the administrative side of their work, with care around sensitive information.
- Share of NZ employees
- 12%about 294,000 people, Feb 2025
- Highest local share
- 55%Kawakawa, Northland
- Highest region
- 17%Northland, 11,600 employees
Where we start
Health and social service organisations on Microsoft 365 can use Copilot for the administrative side of their work, with care around sensitive information.
Policy and procedure updates
Update policies in Word from the current versions and new guidance.
Meeting recaps
Recap management and project meetings in Teams, where clinical information is not discussed.
Reporting
Build contract and funding reports in Excel and Word from existing data.
Take care: The Health Information Privacy Code 2020 applies. Use sensitivity labels and clear rules about where Copilot may be used.
Where the jobs are
Health and social services accounts for 12% of paid employees in New Zealand. These are the towns and regions where its share is highest. Towns need at least 400 employees to be ranked.
Towns with the highest share of jobs in health
| Town | Chart | Share | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kawakawa | 55.4% | 12.0% | |
| Clyde | 47.6% | 12.0% | |
| Thames | 29.4% | 12.0% | |
| Oxford | 27.5% | 12.0% | |
| Waikanae | 25.7% | 12.0% | |
| Whangārei | 25.4% | 12.0% | |
| Snells Beach | 23.2% | 12.0% | |
| Kaitāia | 22.6% | 12.0% | |
| Hastings | 20.8% | 12.0% | |
| Riverton | 20.8% | 12.0% |
Share of paid employees at business locations in the town. The tick marks the national share.
Source: Stats NZ, Business Demography Statistics, February 2020 and 2025.
By region
| Region | Chart | Share | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northland | 17.4% | 12.0% | |
| Nelson | 15.2% | 12.0% | |
| Manawatū-Whanganui | 14.0% | 12.0% | |
| Gisborne | 14.0% | 12.0% | |
| Bay of Plenty | 13.1% | 12.0% | |
| Waikato | 12.8% | 12.0% | |
| Taranaki | 12.7% | 12.0% | |
| Canterbury | 12.1% | 12.0% | |
| Wellington | 11.9% | 12.0% | |
| Hawke's Bay | 11.9% | 12.0% | |
| Otago | 11.5% | 12.0% | |
| West Coast | 11.3% | 12.0% | |
| Auckland | 11.1% | 12.0% | |
| Southland | 11.0% | 12.0% | |
| Marlborough | 9.4% | 12.0% | |
| Tasman | 7.6% | 12.0% |
Source: Stats NZ, Business Demography Statistics, February 2020 and 2025.
Courses
1Introductory
Microsoft 365 Copilot foundations
Hands-on Copilot across Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, using your own everyday tasks.
2Organisation
Copilot rollout and readiness
Plan a Copilot rollout that pays for its licences: permissions hygiene, sensitivity labels, pilot groups, champions and adoption measurement.
3Advanced
Copilot Studio agents and advanced Excel
Build agents in Copilot Studio over your own content and processes, automate the actions with Power Automate, and get more from Copilot in Excel.
Other industries
Questions
Is Microsoft Copilot safe to use in health?
With the right plan and rules, yes for most tasks. The Health Information Privacy Code 2020 applies. Use sensitivity labels and clear rules about where Copilot may be used.
Can training use our own health examples?
Yes. We ask for a few real, non-sensitive examples beforehand, or anonymised versions, and build the exercises around them.
Train your health team
- ScopeHeadcount, sites, Microsoft 365 plan and licences, and the teams you want to start with.
- PlanWe propose a course, a pilot group and a format, and agree the files and meetings to use.
- TrainOn-site or over Teams, in Outlook, Word, Excel and Teams, with your own work.
- In person
- Remote
- Half-day workshop
- Full-day workshop
- Team rollout
Independent training by TheColab. Not affiliated with Microsoft.
Enquire
Tell us about your team. We reply by email with a suggested course and format.