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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Has any public hospital been issued with a shortened certification period, provisional certification, or partial provisional audit in the past three years where infection prevention or control non-attainment was a contributing factor; if…

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Which public hospitals, if any, have had infection prevention and control-related non-attainments identified at two or more consecutive certification or surveillance audits?

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  Which infection prevention and control criteria have the highest rate of non-attainment across public hospital audits over the past three years, broken down by year?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Which public hospitals currently hold the highest number of “Partially Attained” or “Not Attained” findings against any infection prevention and control criteria at their most recent certification audit?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many findings, if any, of “Partially Attained” and “Not Attained” have been recorded against each infection prevention and control-related criterion of Ngā Paerewa Health and Disability Services Standard NZS 8134:2021, broken down by…

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many individual infection control-related criteria are assessed at a full public hospital certification audit under Ngā Paerewa Health and Disability Services Standard NZS 8134:2021?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many public hospitals' audits in each of the past three financial years, identified one or more criteria relating to infection prevention and control as “Partially Attained” or “Not Attained”; and what proportion of total public…

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Which public hospital facilities operated by Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora have undergone a certification or surveillance audit in each of the past three financial years?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 20 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 20 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 20 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 20 April 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 20 April 2026, by title and date?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 20 April 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 20 April 2026, by title and date?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 20 April 2026, by title and date?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Has he sought assurance on the infrastructure and digital components of both the New Dunedin Hospital Inpatient and Outpatients Buildings via a Gateway review, if so on what date?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Has he shared any project or programme reports on the New Dunedin Hospital Inpatient Building with Joint Ministers, the Treasury, or the Infrastructure Commission since 1 November 2025 if so with whom and on what dates?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Has he sought project and programme reports from Health New Zealand on the New Dunedin Hospital Inpatient Building, since 1 November 2025, if so on what dates?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 14031 (2026), is it correct than that in his capacity as Minister of Health he has never held meetings where representatives of Roa Group Holdings Limited were in attendance, given that there is no mention of Roa Group…

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 14030 (2026), is he therefore not aware of any Health New Zealand analysis or advice regarding the potential use of the Roa-developed Wānaka health precinct for delivery of publicly funded health services?

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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  Has he directed any of the health agencies to prepare for possible fuel shortages, and if so, what preparation are they undertaking?

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Hūhana Lyndon

List MP · Green Party

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  Why won't information from visits to hospitals and/or emergency departments be available on patient Shared Electronic Health Records?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

Matching question numbers: 17190 (2026), 17220 (2026)

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  What is the number of psychogeriactric beds in New Zealand per quarter for the past six financial years?

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  What is the number of dementia beds in New Zealand per quarter for the past six financial years?

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  What is the number of dual rest home/hospital beds in New Zealand per quarter for the past six financial years?

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  What is the number of hospital aged residential care home beds in New Zealand per quarter for the past six financial years?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the number of NGO Hospital beds in New Zealand per quarter for the past six financial years?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the number of Residential Pyschiatric beds in New Zealand per quarter for the past six financial years?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the number of Public Hospital beds in New Zealand per quarter for the past six financial years?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many people, if any, have been waiting for a first specialist assessment for more than 12 months at the end of each quarter for the past six financial years?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Does Taranaki Base Hospital Redevelopment - Project Maunga - Stage 2 currently require any ministerial decisions or approvals in order to proceed, if so, what decisions are required and when are they needed, if any?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  When was the Minister of Health last formally briefed or updated on the progress of Taranaki Base Hospital Redevelopment - Project Maunga - Stage 2, if any?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many risks for Taranaki Base Hospital Redevelopment - Project Maunga - Stage 2 are currently rated as deteriorating, and what is the nature of those deteriorating risks, if any?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  How is Taranaki Base Hospital Redevelopment - Project Maunga - Stage 2 currently tracking against its approved budget - is the project within budget, forecast to overspend, or underspent, if overspending is forecast, by how much and what…

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  Is there any underspend currently recorded or forecast for Taranaki Base Hospital Redevelopment - Project Maunga - Stage 2, if so, what is the value of the underspend and what is the reason for it, if any?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Has the approved budget for Taranaki Base Hospital Redevelopment - Project Maunga - Stage 2 increased since funding was first approved, if so, by how much has the budget increased in total, on what dates were budget increases approved, and…

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What was the original approved budget for Taranaki Base Hospital Redevelopment - Project Maunga - Stage 2 at the time funding was first established, if any?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  On what date was funding for Taranaki Base Hospital Redevelopment - Project Maunga - Stage 2 first approved, and by which Cabinet decision was that funding approved, if any?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the current total approved budget for Taranaki Base Hospital Redevelopment - Project Maunga - Stage 2, if any?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Has Taranaki Base Hospital Redevelopment - Project Maunga - Stage Two experienced any delays to its planned timeline, if so, by how long has the project been delayed in total, what are the reasons for each delay, and what steps are being…

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What was the original projected completion date, or opening / go-live date, for Taranaki Base Hospital Redevelopment - Project Maunga - Stage Two at the time funding was first approved, if any?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the current expected completion date, or opening / go-live date, for Taranaki Base Hospital Redevelopment - Project Maunga - Stage Two, if any?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Is the wait time for insulin pump training reflected in publicly reported data on wait times for first specialist appointments, if not, why not?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  How long are people waiting for free or publicly-funded training in the use of an insulin pump, broken down by district?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Is there a waiting list for free or publicly funded insulin pump training, if so, in which districts?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  In districts where the waitlists for publicly funded training to use insulin pumps are over a year, what are patients with type 1 diabetes expected to do?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Which districts, if any, offer free training for people with type 1 diabetes to learn how to use an insulin pump?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What specific infection prevention and control advice, if any, did Health NZ rely on to prohibit NZNO nurses from wearing stickers during industrial action?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many people collected prescriptions without co-payment charge under the Prescription Subsidy Scheme after reaching the 20-prescription threshold in the period 01/02/2025 - 31/01/2026?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What contingency arrangements, if any, exist to ensure older New Zealanders and disabled people receiving government funded home-based care are not left without essential care during a fuel disruption?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many New Zealanders currently receive government funded home support services, and what proportion of those visits are delivered in rural or non-urban areas?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Are government funded home and community support providers, or the workers they employ, designated as critical customers under the Fuel Response Plan 2026, if not why not?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to reply 12076 (2026), will Health NZ collect data on the number of funded home support workers who rely on private vehicles to reach clients, and if so, by what date?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Does Pharmac maintain a prioritisation list identifying life-critical medicines, such as insulin, anticoagulants and immunosuppressants, that would receive priority distribution in the event of a supply-chain disruption; if so, when was…