46098 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

46098 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: What progress, if any, has been made in the quarter January to March 2024 to ‘Establish the agreed radiotherapy satellite sites for linear accelerator services (LINAC rollout) to improve people’s access to treatment in their communities, and ensure equity of access to radiotherapy’ under section 2.3 ‘Mate pukupuku | People with cancer’ within Te Whatu Ora’s Te Pae Tata: Interim New Zealand Health Plan 2022?

Hon Dr Shane Reti: I am advised that during the January to March 2024 quarter, Health New Zealand progressed the following actions: - Continued work on LINAC upgrades and replacements, where funding has been agreed. This included work on three new placements. - Continued work on the modelling of future LINAC requirements, and recommended placements for Tranche 2, which would include four additional LINACs for consideration within future Budgets.