81127 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

Written Question

Published date: 27 Jan 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	81127 (2024)
Question asked:	15 Dec 2024
Member asking:	Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
Portfolio:	Minister of Health
Minister replying:	Hon Dr Shane Reti
Answer received:	21 Jan 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_81127_2024
Document guid:	06ecd910-5857-4acb-b833-1903883c3f3f

81127 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: What progress, if any, has been made in the quarter April to June 2024 on the recommended focus area ‘Continue to develop and implement approaches to systematically and deliberately increase Māori and Pacific cancer workforce capacity through targeted investment and active recruitment, with consideration of specific Māori, Pacific and equity roles’ under ‘System-wide solution 4: Workforce’ in the Cancer Control Agency ’Cancer Services Planning’ document?

Hon Dr Shane Reti: I am advised that progress on increasing the Māori and Pacific workforce is noted in the Health Workforce Plan 2023/24 Quarter 4, which is publicly available.