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Question 6021 (2026)
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Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
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Which interventions do and do not count towards the short waits for elective treatment target?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
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I am advised there is no fixed list of interventions that are automatically included in the Government’s shorter wait times for elective treatment target. Instead, the measure is calculated using ESPI 5 data, which is determined by the type of admission and prioritisation rather than by any predefined intervention list.