6590 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister of Health

Written Question

Published date: 10 Mar 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	6590 (2025)
Question asked:	24 Feb 2025
Member asking:	Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Health
Minister replying:	Hon David Seymour
Answer received:	04 Mar 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_06590_2025
Document guid:	bf46c6b8-4df2-4b55-83d9-af9fe1db506f

6590 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister of Health: What progress, if any, has been made in the quarter October to December 2024 to achieve the expectation ‘Continue to develop Pharmac’s model to ensure patient voice and wide-ranging societal consequences are taken into account.’ under the objective ‘3.3 Enhance processes for quality improvement and strengthen the handling of quality concerns.’ within the Government Policy Statement on Health 2024–2027?

Hon David Seymour: I am advised that in the October – December 2024 quarter, Pharmac continued to undertake a range of consumer related activity, including holding two independently run workshops with a range of consumer advocates.