39309 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

39309 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: What progress, if any, has been made in the quarter January to March 2024 on the recommended focus area ‘Fully implement the recommendations from Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the National Travel Assistance (NTA) Review undertaken in 2018, alongside a secondary process to improve data collection, address regional variation and consider further improvements to enable greater access to travel supports for people with cancer’ under ‘System-wide solution 5: Coordination and support services’ in the Cancer Control Agency ’Cancer Services Planning’ document?

Hon Dr Shane Reti: I refer the Member to my March announcement which is publicly available here: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/18m-boost-kiwis-travelling-health-treatment