10518 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

10518 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: What progress, if any, has been made in the quarter October – December 2023 to ‘Implement the Reset and Restore Planned Care Plan, with demand balanced across sites to maximise delivery to all our communities, utilising all the resources available’ under section 3.5 ‘Networked hospital and specialist service delivery’ within Te Whatu Ora’s Te Pae Tata: Interim New Zealand Health Plan 2022?

Hon Dr Shane Reti: I am advised that during the October - December 2023 quarter, progress included: • The national Planned Care Oversight Group was established. • The national performance monitoring framework was operationalised. • National suspension policy guidance commenced. • A national clinical prioritisation leadership group was convened. • National access and booking guidance were drafted. • The national Theatre Expert Advisory Group was established.