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Former Health Minister Urges Pharmac to Scale AI Use

6/26/2026

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  • Former Health Minister Chris Seymour urged Pharmac to broaden its use of artificial intelligence, citing faster data analysis and horizon-scanning.
  • Pharmac currently operates 20 Microsoft Co-Pilot licences to support analytics, reporting and decision-making.
  • Chairwoman Paula Bennett received Seymour’s recommendation letter earlier this month.
  • Corporate Services Director Maria Robertson said patient-identifiable data is excluded from the AI tools and that the agency will start small and build over time.