74166 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

74166 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: What progress, if any, has been made in the quarter April to June 2024 in actioning the recommendation ‘Leverage immunisation data to establish a national system for pre-call and recall, such as notifications through SMS, phone call, or email’ under ‘Priority Area 6: Catch-up immunisations’ within the ‘Initial Priorities for the National Immunisation Programme in Aotearoa 2022’?

Hon Dr Shane Reti: I am advised that during the April to June 2024 quarter, the general practice immunisation pre-call and recall funding package for children up to 24 months of age was established. This funding aims to support general practice for the time and effort required to undertake pre-call and recall for childhood immunisation, and where required, referral to outreach or other vaccination service providers.