48292 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister of Health

Written Question
Published date: 21 Aug 2024
48292 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister of Health: What progress, if any, has been made in the quarter April to June 2024 toward the action ‘Revise education requirements for primary health organisations and providers (such as practice nurses and GPs), and promote breastfeeding-friendly policies in primary health care practices.’ under ‘Outcome 3: Learn how the maternal and child health workforce has the training, capacity and support to actively protect, promote and support breastfeeding’ within the National Breastfeeding Strategy for Aotearoa?
Hon Casey Costello: I am advised that a stocktake of breastfeeding education opportunities for health practitioners was commissioned and completed.