6603 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

6603 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: What progress, if any, has been made in the quarter October to December 2024 to achieve the expectation ‘Diversify people’s entry points into the primary and community health care system, to ease acute wait times, and support more point of care diagnostic testing for putting people on the care pathway they need sooner’ under the objective ‘2.2 Faster access to primary and community health care services’ within the Government Policy Statement on Health 2024–2027?

Hon Simeon Brown: Our Government is focused on delivering timely, quality healthcare for all New Zealanders. As has been said to the Member in previous Written Parliamentary Question replies, Health New Zealand will give effect to the Government Policy Statement through the New Zealand Health Plan. I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 60017 (2024).