 However, the main concern noted by heath industry observers was the overall increase in waiting time, about 304 days.In 2018 the Northern Region district health boards, Northland, Waitemata, Auckland and Counties Manukau developed a telehealth system with a unified video, audio, content sharing and chat platform provided by Zoom Video Communications which is intended to lead to a more integrated health system in the Northern Region.This should enable real-time consultations between clinicians in hospital, primary care and the community, and between patients and their care providers.