81010 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

81010 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: What progress, if any, has occurred to achieve the initiative 'Optimise theatre use and surgical throughput by using nationally consistent performance dashboards, production planning, and operational management to drive down hospital-initiated day of surgery cancellations, late starts, early finishes, and increase theatre utilisation' included on page 16 of High Level Implementation Plans - Achieving the Health Targets, as at 16 December 2024?

Hon Dr Shane Reti: I am advised that Health New Zealand has developed a national Theatre Metrics dashboard which is available to all districts and regions. The dashboard provides consistent operational data on theatre cancellations, late starts/early finishes, and other factors such as utilisation.