19850 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

19850 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: What progress, if any, has been made in the quarter October to December 2023 in actioning the recommendation ‘Investigate contracting arrangements and assess whether payments should be at least partly dependent on the immunisation coverage of enrolled patients’ under ‘Priority Area 7: Funding for providers that is long-term and sustainable’ within the ‘Initial Priorities for the National Immunisation Programme in Aotearoa 2022’?

Hon Dr Shane Reti: I am advised that changes related to settings within the national primary care contracts are done annually through the PHO Services Agreement Amendment Protocol (PSAAP).