About Us
Printer-friendly versionOur Purpose
HBL is a shared services organisation set up to help DHBs deliver quality healthcare at a lower cost by working smarter and reducing duplication and administrative costs. HBL is owned by the New Zealand Government and is mandated to find ways of delivering greater quality to health delivery through more efficient processes.
HBL's vision is to build a network of shared services for New Zealand's health sector that delivers transformational improvement in non-clinical support services for DHBs.
Organisational Structure
HBL is governed by a Board of Directors appointed by its shareholders. Link to Board
The company's chief executive is Nigel Wilkinson, who leads the company's Executive Team. Link to Executive Team
Statement of Intent (SOI)
HBL's purpose and objectives are detailed in its Statement of Intent Link to SOI
Annual Report
HBL's Annual Report for the 2010/11 financial year is available here
How we work with the health system
HBL works closely with the Ministry of Health, District Health Boards (DHB) and other health stakeholders to bring about significant savings and benefits for health services.
Contact Us
HBL can be contacted at info [at] sharedservices [dot] health [dot] nz.