1928 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

Written Question

Published date: 14 Feb 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	1928 (2025)
Question asked:	29 Jan 2025
Member asking:	Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
Portfolio:	Minister of Health
Minister replying:	Hon Simeon Brown
Answer received:	10 Feb 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_01928_2025
Document guid:	d0e43167-3d5b-48f9-8ca3-f61583372b00

1928 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: What progress, if any, has been made in the quarter July to September 2024 to ‘Develop person-specific care plans to meet the holistic needs of people affected by cancer’ under Outcome 4: New Zealanders have better cancer survival, supportive care and end-of-life care, as part of the New Zealand Cancer Action Plan 2019 – 2029?

Hon Simeon Brown: Our Government is focused on delivering timely, quality healthcare for all New Zealanders. This includes New Zealanders living with cancer. I am advised that progress has been made, including the release of a national model of care which enables access to the new medicines funded by Pharmac as a result of our Government’s $604 million funding up-lift for cancer treatments and additional new medicines.