healthAlliance is the most significant shared services organisation in New Zealand.

The shared services concept of healthAlliance was initiated in 1999 as a joint venture between Counties Manukau DHB and Waitemata DHB.

On the 1 March 2011 the formation of a new Northern Region  shared services organisation provided opportunity to provide efficient and effective delivery of non-frontline transactional support services for Northland DHB, Waitemata DHB, Auckland DHB and Counties Manukau DHB.

Building on the strong foundation and vision of healthAlliance that has existed since 2000 - healthAlliance is jointly owned by the four DHBs and Health Benefits Ltd.

healthAlliance exists to provide:

• Efficient & effective delivery of transactional activities
• Lower costs
• Improved quality & sustainability of service
• Elimination of inefficiencies
• Integrated & seamless processes
• Centres of excellence, expertise & staff development
• Regional alignment & standardisation of activities within customer DHBs
• Resulting in the release of funding for front-line services.