19865 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

19865 (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 to consider ‘using maternal eligibility data held by Te Whatu Ora to automatically confirm eligibility of a baby’ under ‘Priority Area 4: Enrolment into health services from birth’ 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, the Aotearoa Immunisation Register and the Newborn Enrolment Service were launched. Further work is underway to connect these systems and further automate newborn enrolment, linking to maternity and Lead Maternity Carer processes.