39894 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister of Health

39894 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister of Health: What progress, if any, has been made in the quarter January to March 2024 on the action ‘Design and implement initiatives to improve equity of access to culturally appropriate diagnosis and management planning for Māori and measure the impact of those initiatives’ under the objective ‘Support people living with dementia mate wareware and their family /whānau supporters/care partners to live their best possible lives’ within Te Whatu Ora’s Improving Dementia Mate Wareware Services in Aotearoa New Zealand Action Plan?

Hon Casey Costello: I am advised that the National Cognitive Impairment HealthPathway tool went live on 6 March 2024, which includes the Māori Assessment of Neuropsychological Abilities (MANA). This is available to GPs and community clinicians throughout New Zealand, and ensures consistency when people are assessed, diagnosed, and guided through next steps with links to practical supports and support groups. I am further advised that a progressive rollout of the Pathway to become live on local HealthPathways sites began on 27 March 2024.