2755 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister of Health

Written Question

Published date: 16 Feb 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	2755 (2025)
Question asked:	02 Feb 2025
Member asking:	Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Health
Minister replying:	Hon Casey Costello
Answer received:	11 Feb 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_02755_2025
Document guid:	4c69588d-7a91-48c6-adfe-fbcd63437796

2755 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister of Health: What progress, if any, has occurred in the latest quarter towards the initiative to make it easier to find and access stop-smoking support through better use of technology, such as QR codes, as included on page 18 of 'Getting to Smokefree 2025', as at 27 January 2025?

Hon Casey Costello: I am advised that during the October to December 2024 quarter, 6,225 Breakfree to Smokefree branded posters were delivered to Stop Smoking Services and placed in local communities, and primary and secondary care settings across the motu. These posters include a QR code that, when scanned, directs people to a local stop smoking service website or Facebook page. I am further advised that during the quarter a project was underway focusing on the use of QR codes to improve access to smokefree support in priority settings of primary care, hospitals and specialist services, maternity services, and local communities.