3021 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

3021 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: What measures, if any, are in place to ensure the data reported on the health target of ‘95 per cent of patients to wait less than four months for an FSA‘ is accurate?

Hon Dr Shane Reti: As part of preparing to report on health targets, I expect officials to ensure a quality assurance process is in place to validate data from source to publication, including investigating unexpected patterns or variations in results.