10523 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

10523 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: What progress, if any, has been made in the quarter October – December 2023 to ‘Review the aged care, home and community support services models to improve the sustainability of services and ensure equity of access and outcome’ under section 3.3 ‘Stronger primary and community care’ within Te Whatu Ora’s Te Pae Tata: Interim New Zealand Health Plan 2022?

Hon Dr Shane Reti: I am advised that phase one of the Aged Care Funding and Service Models Review was completed at the end of December 2023. I am further advised that the Review’s second phase has begun and is focused on developing recommendations that will, over time, improve the sustainability of aged care services, and ensure equity of access and outcomes across New Zealand.