66585 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

Written Question

Published date: 25 Oct 2024

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	66585 (2024)
Question asked:	13 Oct 2024
Member asking:	Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
Portfolio:	Minister of Health
Minister replying:	Hon Dr Shane Reti
Answer received:	21 Oct 2024
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_66585_2024
Document guid:	d51e52c3-8179-45e4-8f8e-33b142eddc3d

66585 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: What actions, if any, have been taken in the quarter April to June 2024 to implement the recommendation ‘Work with clinical experts to define agreed minimum access thresholds for various conditions and work toward national capacity for such access recognising this will be a long term objective’ as part of Te Whatu Ora Planned Care Taskforce Reset and Restore Plan?

Hon Dr Shane Reti: I am advised that during the April to June 2024 quarter, Health New Zealand continued to implement nationally-standardised access thresholds, most notably within the national cataract pathway.