Research group Precision Driven Health (PDH) has partnered with disability services and support organisation Manawanui and analytics consultancy Nicholson Consulting to conduct new research into the needs of Kiwis receiving Ministry of Health-funded disability services.

The research will combine client data from Manawanui with a range of government datasets, including NZ Census data from Statistics NZ, data from the Household Disability Survey, needs assessment data from the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Social Development job seekers support for sickness and disability, and ACC accident claims data.