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Has Awanui Labs eligibility criteria for home visits changed in the past five financial years, including 25/26, if so what were the reasons and on what date?

Answered Question 26357 (2026)
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Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • Has Awanui Labs eligibility criteria for home visits changed in the past five financial years, including 25/26, if so what were the reasons and on what date?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised that Awanui Labs completed a review of its home visit service in 2025. The purpose of the review was to ensure it was delivering its home visit services to patients that meet the eligibility criteria in response to an observed increase in requests for home visits for patients outside of the criteria. This was not a change in the eligibility criteria, but rather a reconfirmation of eligibility under the existing criteria.