39251 (2025). Camilla Belich to the Minister of Health

39251 (2025). Camilla Belich to the Minister of Health: What pilot programmes, if any, have been initiated by any departments or agencies for which the Minister is responsible since 27 November 2023, and what were their commencement dates, durations, funding sources and amounts, objectives, and current status?

Hon Simeon Brown: I consider the Member's question is very broad in scope and, due to the scale of the health system, I am advised that providing the Member with this information would require agencies to undertake a substantial manual collation exercise and divert staff from their core duties. However, I refer the Member to the Annual Reports of the Ministry of Health and Health NZ that include some information regarding programmes undertaken to put patients first and improve access to timely, quality healthcare for all New Zealanders: https://www.health.govt.nz/publications/ministry-of-health-annual-report-for-the-year-ended-30-june-2024 https://www.tewhatuora.govt.nz/publications/health-new-zealand-te-whatu-ora-annual-report-purongo-a-tau-2023-2024.