1816 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister of Health

1816 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister of Health: What progress, if any, has been made in the quarter July to September 2024 on the action ‘Commission and/or deliver equitable, tailored, person-directed, culturally appropriate and quality assured support services for people with dementia mate wareware, family and whānau, and care partners based on holistic health models such as Te Whare Tapa Whā, including as the first priorities for improvement at least 12 months’ post-diagnosis support to equip people to live their best possible lives, including but not limited to a long-term plan including referrals to ongoing services and supports’ under the objective ‘Support people living with dementia mate wareware and their family /whānau supporters/care partners to live their best possible lives’ within Te Whatu Ora’s Improving Dementia Mate Wareware Services in Aotearoa New Zealand Action Plan?

Hon Casey Costello: I refer the Member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 1804 (2025).