19859 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

19859 (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 ‘Use partnerships between the National Immunisation Programme and outreach immunisation providers to share vaccination data and maximise uptake in priority groups. This will inform where outreach services are required, including immunisation events’ under ‘Priority Area 5: Proactive outreach immunisation services’ within the ‘Initial Priorities for the National Immunisation Programme in Aotearoa 2022’?

Hon Dr Shane Reti: I am advised that between October and December 2023, work progressed on establishing data sharing agreements between Hauora Māori, Pacific providers and Health New Zealand, and approval was given to share contact details (email, phone, and address) for under 16-year-olds with Health NZ data sharing partners. I am further advised that a new tool called Whaihua went live on 2 December 2023, with user onboarding from 4 December 2023, for outreach providers. I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 19853 (2024).