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What education or training relating to ovarian cancer diagnosis has been provided to general practitioners, nurse practitioners, or urgent care clinicians since January 2025? and 2 other questions

Answered 32199, 32200, 32201 (2026)
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Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

Questions

  • 32199

    What education or training relating to ovarian cancer diagnosis has been provided to general practitioners, nurse practitioners, or urgent care clinicians since January 2025?

  • 32200

    What ovarian cancer-specific actions have been implemented since January 2025 to improve earlier diagnosis, if any?

  • 32201

    What guidance or tools relating to ovarian cancer diagnosis have been distributed to primary care providers since January 2025, if any?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised that in late 2025, Health New Zealand introduced nationally consistent guidelines for accessing community-referred ultrasound imaging. These guidelines include criteria covering women experiencing ovarian cancer symptoms. This has been enabled by the Government’s investment of $30 million in community referred radiology access in 2024. I am further advised that since February 2026, GPs, nurses and urgent care physicians have had access to a Goodfellow seminar online, provided by an Auckland based gynae-oncologist.