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Shanan Halbert
List MP · Labour Party
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What is the expected, or actual, hiring timeline for the 25 nurses at North Shore Emergency Department?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
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Shanan Halbert
List MP · Labour Party
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How many of the 25 nurses at North Shore Hospital's emergency department have been hired?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
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Dan Rosewarne
List MP · Labour Party
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Further to the Minister's answer to Written Parliamentary Question 39605 (2026), has Health New Zealand determined a fee schedule or maximum patient charge for urgent or after-hours healthcare services at the new Rangiora facility; if so,…
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
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Dan Rosewarne
List MP · Labour Party
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Further to the Minister's answer to Written Parliamentary Question 39605 (2026), what decisions remain outstanding before Health New Zealand can determine whether urgent and after-hours healthcare services at the new Rangiora facility will…
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
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Dan Rosewarne
List MP · Labour Party
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Further to the Minister's answer to Written Parliamentary Question 39605 (2026), has Health New Zealand made a decision on whether Rangiora will be included in the Urgent and After-Hours Healthcare Programme; if so, what is that decision?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
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Dan Rosewarne
List MP · Labour Party
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Further to the Minister's answer to Written Parliamentary Question 39606 (2026), has Health New Zealand completed, commissioned, or received any assessment of demand, patient flows, or population growth relating to urgent and after-hours…
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
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Dan Rosewarne
List MP · Labour Party
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Further to the Minister's answer to Written Parliamentary Question 39611 (2026), has Health New Zealand entered into any agreement, memorandum of understanding, heads of agreement, letter of intent, or other written arrangement relating to…
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Duncan Webb
Member for Christchurch Central · Labour Party
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When (if ever) can staff who have worked for the Canterbury District Health Board expect to be paid the holiday pay remediation payment; what is the reason for the ongoing delay?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
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Duncan Webb
Member for Christchurch Central · Labour Party
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How many people (if any) have died before they have been paid their Holidays Act Remediation payments?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Duncan Webb
Member for Christchurch Central · Labour Party
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What interest or other compensation (if any) is being paid to people entitled to Holidays Act Remediation payments to compensate them for the delay in receiving those payments?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
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Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
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Do any categories of roles at Health NZ currently require regional approval in their recruitment process, if so, which categories of roles?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
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 7 September 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Matt Doocey
Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Associate Minister of Health
Titles of all advice that I have received have been, or will be, proactively released on the Ministry of Health and Health New Zealand websites:…
Asked by
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 7 September 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health
Titles of all advice that I have received have been, or will be, proactively released on the Ministry of Health and Pharmac websites: https://www.health.govt.nz/information-releases/lists-of-advice-provided-to-ministers-2019-2025…
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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 7 September 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Casey Costello
List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health
Titles of all advice that I have received have been, or will be, proactively released on the Ministry of Health and Health New Zealand websites:…
Asked by
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 7 September 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
Titles of advice that I have received that support delivering access to timely, quality healthcare for all New Zealanders have been, or will be, proactively released on the Ministry of Health, Health New Zealand and Pharmac websites:…
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 7 September 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Matt Doocey
Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Associate Minister of Health
None.
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 7 September 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Casey Costello
List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health
As Associate Minister of Health, none.
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 7 September 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health
None.
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 7 September 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
None.
Asked by
Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
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What national target, if any, is there for the proportion of emergency department presentations diverted or redirected to urgent care services?
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Has the 2022 time and motion study referred to at paragraph 78 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) been repeated or updated, if at all, and if so, what did it find?
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What percentage, if any, of patients presenting to each emergency department were assessed as suitable for diversion or redirection to urgent care in the most recent 12 months?
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How many and what percentage, if any, of patients offered diversion or redirection from an emergency department accepted it in each of the past three years, broken down by emergency department?
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How many patients, if any, have been offered diversion or redirection from an emergency department to an urgent care service in each of the past three years, broken down by emergency department?
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Which emergency departments, if any, currently operate an ED diversion or redirection scheme to urgent care services, and from what date did each begin?
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How much, if any, of the $164 million committed to urgent and after-hours healthcare in Budget 2025 is forecast to be spent in each of the remaining years of the appropriation?
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What funding, if any, beyond the $164 million has been committed or sought for urgent and after-hours healthcare since Budget 2025, and from what source?
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What proportion, if any, of urgent and after-hours healthcare spending committed to in Budget 2025 to date has gone to services that are now operating, as opposed to services still in procurement or development?
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How much, if any, has been spent to date on procurement processes for new or extended urgent care services?
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How much, if any, has been spent to date on programme management, administration, consultants and contractors for the urgent and after-hours healthcare programme?
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Which region, if any, has received the largest share of funding committed to urgent and after-hours healthcare in Budget 2025 spending to date, and which, if any, the smallest?
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How much, if any, of the $164 million committed to urgent and after-hours healthcare in Budget 2025 is allocated to each Health New Zealand region over the four years of the appropriation?
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How much, if any, of the $164 million committed to urgent and after-hours healthcare in Budget 2025 has been spent on rural and remote services, and how much, if any, on urban and provincial services?
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How much, if any, of the $164 million committed to urgent and after-hours healthcare in Budget 2025 has been spent in each district to date?
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How much, if any, of the $164 million committed to urgent and after-hours healthcare in Budget 2025 has been spent in each Health New Zealand region to date?
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Is the $164 million committed to urgent and after-hours healthcare in Budget 2025 separate from the $18 million in sustainability funding top-ups referred to at paragraph 43 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025),…
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How much, if any, of the $164 million committed to urgent and after-hours healthcare in Budget 2025 has been spent to date, broken down by year?
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How much funding, if any, allocated to urgent and after-hours healthcare has been unspent, returned or reallocated in any financial year since Budget 2025?
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How much, if any, of the $164 million committed to urgent and after-hours healthcare in Budget 2025 has been spent on contractors, consultants or programme staffing rather than on service delivery?
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How much, if any, of the $164 million committed to urgent and after-hours healthcare in Budget 2025 is allocated to each of the four years of the appropriation?
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What percentage, if any, of New Zealanders does he expect to be within a 60-minute drive of an in-person urgent care service as at mid-2027?
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Which region, if any, has the lowest percentage of its population within a 60-minute drive of an in-person urgent care service, and what is that percentage?
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What percentage, if any, of Māori are currently within a 60-minute drive of an in-person urgent care service, broken down by region?
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What percentage, if any, of the population is currently within a 60-minute drive of an in-person urgent care service, broken down by district?
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What percentage, if any, of the rural population is currently within a 60-minute drive of an in-person urgent care service, broken down by region?
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What percentage, if any, of New Zealanders are currently within a 60-minute drive of an in-person urgent care service, broken down by Health New Zealand region?
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Is the framework still expected to be fully implemented within two years of May 2025, as stated at paragraph 48 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare, and if not, when, if at all, does he expect it to be completed?
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How many, if any, of the 116 urgent care sites set out in Figure 8 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) are currently operating, broken down by large urban, smaller city, rural centre and remote service?
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What percentage, if any, of Māori are currently more than 40km from the closest urgent care clinic, given that paragraph 21 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) recorded that figure as 29 per cent?
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What percentage, if any, of New Zealanders remain more than a 60-minute drive from an in-person urgent care service, and in which districts, if any, do they live?
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When, if at all, does he expect 98 per cent of New Zealanders to be within a 60-minute drive of an in-person urgent care service?
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What percentage, if any, of New Zealanders were within a 60-minute drive of an in-person urgent care service in May 2025, when New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare was published?
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Are the hours of weekdays 0830-1800 and 1800-2300, weekends 0900-1200 and 1500-1800, plus an overnight on-call and nurse-led service and a PRIME service 24/7 recorded for Wānaka in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Whataroa, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0900-1600 and a PRIME service 24/7 and…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Waimate, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1730, no weekend service, and a…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Twizel, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1700 and a PRIME service 24/7 and…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Tuatapere, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1700 and a PRIME service 24/7 and…
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0800-2000 and weekends 0800-2000 been implemented at Timaru, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 1700-2000,…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Te Anau, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0800-1700, Saturday 0900-1200, and a…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Tapanui, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of no current hours for that location and proposed…
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 1700-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Rolleston, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of no current hours…
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Are the hours of weekdays 0900-2000, weekends 1000-1800 recorded for Queenstown in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours and what…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Stewart Island, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of Monday to Sunday 1000-1230 and a PRIME…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Roxburgh, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1730 and a PRIME service 24/7 and…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Palmerston, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1700, no weekend service and…
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0830-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Oamaru, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1700,…
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2200, weekends 0800-2200 recorded for Nelson in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours and what…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Murchison, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1700 and a PRIME service 24/7 and…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Motueka, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1700 and a PRIME service available…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Lumsden, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0900-1700 and a PRIME service 24/7 and…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Maniototo (Ranfurly), as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of Monday and Tuesday 0900-1700,…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Kurow, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of Monday to Thursday 0830-1700, Friday 0830-1300, and…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Karamea, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0900-1630 and a PRIME service 24/7 and…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Kaikōura, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of Monday to Wednesday 0800-1800, Thursday…
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0800-2100 and weekends 0800-1700 been implemented at Invercargill, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Haast, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0900-1600 and a PRIME service 24/7 and…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Hanmer Springs, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1700 and a PRIME service…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Greymouth, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0800-2000, no weekend service and…
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0800-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Gore, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0800-1700,…
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0830-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Golden Bay, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Fairlie, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0900-1700 and a PRIME service 24/7 and…
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Is a 24/7 urgent care service now operating at Dunedin, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0800-2200, weekends 0800-2200, and when, if at…
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Are the hours of 24 hours a day, seven days a week recorded for the Christchurch 24/7 service in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Cheviot, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1700 and a PRIME service on…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at the Chatham Islands, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0800-1630 and a PRIME…
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for the second Christchurch service in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the…
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What progress, if any, has been made on the redeveloped urgent care model at Blenheim proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), has the closing time of 2000 been maintained, and what are the…
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Are the hours of weekdays 0900-1800, weekends 0900-1800 recorded for Balclutha in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours and what…
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0830-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Ashburton, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Amberley, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of no current hours for that location and proposed…
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0830-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Alexandra, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Akaroa, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of no current hours for that location and proposed…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Whitianga, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of no current hours for that location and proposed…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Whangamatā, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of no current hours for that location and…
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0830-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Whakatāne, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Tūrangi, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of Monday 0830-1700, Tuesday 0830-1800, Wednesday…
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0800-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Tokoroa, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays…
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0830-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Thames, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1700,…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Te Puia Springs, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of Monday, Wednesday and Friday 0830-1630,…
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0830-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Te Kūiti, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Te Kaha, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0900-1700 and a PRIME service 24/7 and…
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Is a 24/7 urgent care service now operating at Tauranga, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000, and when, if at…
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 1700-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Tauranga (extended after-hours service), as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded…
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0800-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Taupō, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0800-1730,…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Ruatoria, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0800-1630, no weekend service and…
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Rotorua in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours and what…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Raglan, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of Monday to Friday 0800-1700 and a PRIME service…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Stratford, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1700, no weekend service and…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Taumarunui, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1630, no weekend service and…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Ōpunake, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1700, no weekend service and…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Ōpōtiki, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0500-2100, weekends 1000-2000 and…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Murupara, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1700, no weekend service and…
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Is a 24-hour on-call service now operating at Mōkau, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded no current service there, and when, if at all, did it begin?
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for New Plymouth in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours and what…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Kawhia, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of Monday 0900-1600, Tuesday 0900-1500, Wednesday…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Kawerau, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0800-1600 and a PRIME service on…
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0830-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Hāwera, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1700,…
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What has been determined, if anything, in partnership with ACC for Hamilton – Te Rapa, which Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) recorded as not contracted by Health New Zealand for urgent care…
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What has been determined, if anything, in partnership with ACC for Hamilton – Hamilton Central (0800-2000 service), which Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) recorded as not contracted by Health New…
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Are the hours of 24 hours a day, seven days a week recorded for Hamilton – Hamilton Central (24/7 service) in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are…
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What has been determined, if anything, in partnership with ACC for Hamilton – North, which Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) recorded as not contracted by Health New Zealand for urgent care…
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0900-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Gisborne, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of no weekday…
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Is a 24/7 urgent care service now operating at Whangārei, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0800-2300, weekends 0800-2300, and when, if at…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Colville, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of a PRIME service 24/7 and proposed existing hours…
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Wellsford in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours and what…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Waipapa, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0900-1700, no weekend service and…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Waiheke Island, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1700, Saturday 0930-1600,…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Mangawhai, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0800-1700, no weekend service, and a…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Kawakawa – Bay of Islands, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1700, no weekend…
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0800-1600 and 1800-2100, and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Kaitaia, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Kaikohe, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0900-1630, with PRIME available…
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0830-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Hokianga, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of Monday to Friday…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Great Barrier Island, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0900-1700 and a PRIME…
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0730-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Dargaville, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays…
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Has the capability to become a 24/7 service at Auckland – Ōtara, recorded in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) alongside current hours of weekdays 0800-2300, weekends 0800-2300, been exercised, and…
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Auckland – Pinehill in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours…
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Are the hours of 24 hours a day, seven days a week recorded for Auckland – Henderson in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours and…
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Are the hours of 24 hours a day, seven days a week recorded for Auckland – North Shore in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours and…
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Auckland – Franklin in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours…
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Auckland – Māngere in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours and…
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Auckland – Flat Bush / Papatoetoe in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the…
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Auckland – Manurewa in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours…
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Auckland – Takanini in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours…
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Auckland – Papakura in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours…
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Auckland – Central Auckland in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current…
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Auckland – Ōtāhuhu in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours and…
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Auckland – New Lynn in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours…
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Auckland – Mount Wellington in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current…
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Auckland – Mt Roskill in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours…
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Are the hours of 24 hours a day, seven days a week recorded for Auckland – Ascot in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours and what…
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Auckland – Glen Innes in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours…
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Has the capability to become a 24/7 service at Auckland – Howick, recorded in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) alongside current hours of weekdays 0700-2300, weekends 0700-2300, been exercised,…
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What has been determined, if anything, in partnership with ACC for Auckland – Glenfield, which Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) recorded as not contracted by Health New Zealand for urgent care…
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What has been determined, if anything, in partnership with ACC for Auckland – Westgate, which Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) recorded as not contracted by Health New Zealand for urgent care…
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What has been determined, if anything, in partnership with ACC for Auckland – North Auckland, which Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) recorded as not contracted by Health New Zealand for urgent…
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What has been determined, if anything, in partnership with ACC for Auckland – Mangere, which Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) recorded as not contracted by Health New Zealand for urgent care…
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What has been determined, if anything, in partnership with ACC for Auckland – South Auckland, which Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) recorded as not contracted by Health New Zealand for urgent…
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What has been determined, if anything, in partnership with ACC for Auckland – Central, which Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) recorded as not contracted by Health New Zealand for urgent care…
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What has been determined, if anything, in partnership with ACC for Auckland – Onehunga, which Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) recorded as not contracted by Health New Zealand for urgent care…
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What has been determined, if anything, in partnership with ACC for Auckland – Remuera Road, which Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) recorded as not contracted by Health New Zealand for urgent care…
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Whanganui in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours and what…
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Has the capability to increase hours at Wellington, recorded in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) alongside current hours of weekdays 0800-2100, weekends 0800-2100, been exercised, and if not, what…
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0830-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Wairoa, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1700,…
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Are the hours of 24 hours a day, seven days a week recorded for Porirua in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours and what reduction,…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Taihape, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0830-1700, Saturday 0900-1200, and a…
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Is a 24/7 urgent care service now operating at Palmerston North, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000, and when,…
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2100, weekends 0800-2100, plus an overnight nurse service recorded for Napier in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are…
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 1700-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Masterton, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of closed on…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at South Wairarapa, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of Monday to Wednesday 0800-1700, Thursday…
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0800-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Levin, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0800-1700,…
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Kapiti in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours and what…
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Are the hours of weekdays 0800-2000, weekends 0800-2000 recorded for Hastings in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025) still being provided in full, and if not, what are the current hours and what…
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0800-2200 and weekends 0800-2200 been implemented at Hutt Valley, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Fielding, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0800-1700, Saturday 0800-1145 and…
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Have the proposed hours of weekdays 0800-2000 and weekends 0900-1700 been implemented at Dannevirke, as set out in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays…
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What funded on-call service, if any, is now operating at Central Hawke's Bay, as proposed in Appendix 2 of New and improved urgent and after-hours healthcare (May 2025), which recorded current hours of weekdays 0900-1800, no weekend…
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What forecast, if any, has been made of the total cost of implementing the urgent and after-hours healthcare framework, and what is that forecast?
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Is the $164 million committed to urgent and after-hours healthcare in Budget 2025 sufficient to deliver all the services set out in the framework, and if not, what additional funding, if any, will be required?
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Is the urgent and after-hours healthcare programme on track to be delivered within Budget 2025's $164 million appropriated over four years?
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What has been the total cost of the urgent and after-hours healthcare programme to date, including any funding, if any, drawn from sources other than the $164 million appropriated in Budget 2025?
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How many New Zealanders, if any, are expected to remain more than a 60-minute drive from an in-person urgent care service in 2029 after Budget 2025's funding to expand urgent and after-hours healthcare services over four years?
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What percentage, if any, of New Zealanders does he expect to be within a 60-minute drive of an in-person urgent care service at the end of each of the four years of implementing Budget 2025's $164 million funding for improving urgent care…
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Is the Government on track to have 98 per cent of New Zealanders within a 60-minute drive of an in-person urgent care service by mid-2029?
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Which services, if any, count as an "in-person urgent care service" for the purpose of measuring the target of 98 percent of New Zealanders able to receive in-person urgent care within one hour’s drive of their homes, and are on-call-only…
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I refer the Member to the attached document.
Asked by
Ingrid Leary
Member for Taieri · Labour Party
(matches this search)
When, and how, will Health New Zealand inform the older and disabled people who receive at-home care, of a change from their current community-based provider to a new contractor, if applicable, and if at all?
Answered by
Hon Casey Costello
List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health
I am further advised that clients, and where appropriate their families, will be advised of any changes well in advance, with a focus on maintaining safe and client-focused services throughout the transition.
Asked by
Ingrid Leary
Member for Taieri · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Have unsuccessful applicants, for future contracts to provide at-home care for older and disabled people, been sent feedback as to why they were unsuccessful; if so, when?
Answered by
Hon Casey Costello
List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health
I am advised that all unsuccessful providers have been offered the opportunity for feedback. I am further advised that some feedback sessions have not yet occurred, but all will be completed at the end of the procurement process.
Asked by
Ingrid Leary
Member for Taieri · Labour Party
(matches this search)
With changes to at-home care for older and disabled people, will Health New Zealand extend protections under Part 6A of the Employment Relations Act, to support workers providing at-home aged care, to ensure employment continuity, as…
Answered by
Hon Casey Costello
List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health
I am advised that Health New Zealand will encourage existing and new employers to work together to ensure a smooth transition of third party workers when contracts are transferred.
Asked by
Ingrid Leary
Member for Taieri · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Which specific criteria did Health New Zealand look at, when considering applicants for future contracts for at-home care for older and disabled care?
Answered by
Hon Casey Costello
List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health
I am advised that procurement process assessed proposals against a range of criteria to ensure services are sustainable, high quality, and able to meet the needs of the local communities they serve. I am further advised that the…
Asked by
Ingrid Leary
Member for Taieri · Labour Party
(matches this search)
From which evidence did Health New Zealand base the new restorative service model for at-home care for older and disabled people; who conducted the research, and when?
Answered by
Hon Casey Costello
List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health
I am advised Health New Zealand's restorative service model for at-home care was informed by both international and New Zealand research on reablement and restorative care approaches. I am further advised international evidence includes a…
Asked by
Ingrid Leary
Member for Taieri · Labour Party
(matches this search)
How will Health New Zealand ensure that those, living with dementia, who currently receive home support, are in consent over changes to who is providing their care; how will this be communicated, and within what time frame before changes?
Answered by
Hon Casey Costello
List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health
I am advised that clients and, where appropriate, their families and/or their Enduring Power of Attorney, will be advised of any changes well in advance.
Asked by
Ingrid Leary
Member for Taieri · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Further to his answer to written question 37368 (2026): is he concerned that Health New Zealand does not hold this information, if not, why not?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
No, I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 40493 (2026).
Asked by
Ingrid Leary
Member for Taieri · Labour Party
Matching question numbers: 40498 (2026), 40499 (2026)
Further to his answer to written question 37368 (2026): which part is not held centrally?
Further to his answer to written question 37368 (2026): does any part of Health New Zealand collect this information, if so, which?
Further to his answer to written question 37368 (2026): how is this information held?
Further to his answer to written question 37367 (2026): which part is not held centrally?
Further to his answer to written question 37367 (2026): does any part of Health New Zealand collect this information, if so, which?
Further to his answer to written question 37367 (2026): how is this information held?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that all information, where collected and retained, is held in a range of systems and formats at district level.
Asked by
Ingrid Leary
Member for Taieri · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Further to his answer to written question 37367 (2026): is he concerned that Health New Zealand does not hold this information, if not, why not?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
No, I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 40493 (2026).
Asked by
Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Does Health New Zealand collect nationally consistent data on ED diversion and redirection offers and uptake, and if not, when, if at all, will it begin doing so?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised Health New Zealand does not collect nationally consistent data on ED diversion and redirection offers and uptake. I am further advised nationally consistent ED redirection data is expected to be available in FY2027/28.
Asked by
Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
How many, if any, triage 4 and 5 emergency department attendances were diverted or redirected to urgent care in the most recent 12 months, broken down by ED and month?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised this data is not available at a national level.
Asked by
Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What was the total cost, if any, of urgent care vouchers issued through ED diversion or redirection schemes in each of the past three years, broken down by emergency department?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised this data is not available at a national level.
Asked by
Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
How many urgent care vouchers, if any, were issued at each emergency department in each of the past three years, and what percentage, if any, were used?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised this data is not available at a national level.
Asked by
Carmel Sepuloni
Member for Kelston · Labour Party
Further to her answers to written question 38441 (2026): what triggered this review?
Further to her answers to written questions 38524 and 38441 (2026): how can she claim in her answer to 38524 that “no internal review into the awarding of Auckland home and community support contracts has been undertaken by Health New…
Further to her answer to written question 38524 (2026): was The Post wrong when they reported on 2 September 2026 that an internal audit review by Health New Zealand of the procurement process had occurred?
Further to her answers to written question 38441 (2026): was this not an internal review of the procurement process?
Answered by
Hon Casey Costello
List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health
I am advised that Health New Zealand undertook an internal audit following concerns raised by a consortium of providers about the procurement process for Auckland home and community support contracts. Those concerns were set out in a…
Asked by
Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
When was the Minister of Health last formally briefed on the New Dunedin Hospital Outpatient Building commissioning programme, and what was the key message from that briefing, if any?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that the Member can find the latest publicly available information on Health New Zealand's website:…
Asked by
Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Has funding been confirmed for FY 2026/27 operational expenditure requirements for the New Dunedin Hospital Outpatient Building, if not, what is the timeline for resolving this, if any?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that the Member can find the latest publicly available information on Health New Zealand's website:…
Asked by
Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What is the current overall RAG status of the New Dunedin Hospital Outpatient Building commissioning programme, and what are the individual RAG ratings across schedule, budget, resources, scope, risk and issues, and benefits, if any?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that the Member can find the latest publicly available information on Health New Zealand's website:…
Asked by
Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What is the current approved commissioning budget for the New Dunedin Hospital Outpatient Building, and is this budget sufficient to complete all operational readiness activities through to go-live on 12 October 2026, if any?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that the Member can find the latest publicly available information on Health New Zealand's website:…
Asked by
Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What is the current target go-live date for the New Dunedin Hospital Outpatient Building, and has this date changed since the project commenced, if any?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that the Member can find the latest publicly available information on Health New Zealand's website:…
Asked by
Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
When was the Minister of Health last formally briefed on the New Dunedin Hospital Inpatient Building, and what was the key message from that briefing, if any?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that the Member can find the latest publicly available information on Health New Zealand's website:…
Asked by
Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Does the New Dunedin Hospital Inpatient Building currently require any ministerial decisions or approvals, if so, what decisions are required and when are they needed, if any?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that the Member can find the latest publicly available information on Health New Zealand's website:…
Asked by
Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What is the current overall RAG status of the New Dunedin Hospital Inpatient Building across all dimensions - schedule, budget, scope, and overall, if any?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that the Member can find the latest publicly available information on Health New Zealand's website:…
Asked by
Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Is the New Dunedin Hospital Inpatient Building currently within its approved budget, forecast to overspend, or underspent, if overspending is forecast, by how much, if any?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that the Member can find the latest publicly available information on Health New Zealand's website:…
Asked by
Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Has the approved budget for the New Dunedin Hospital Inpatient Building increased since original approval, if so, by how much, on what dates, and for what reasons, if any?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that the Member can find the latest publicly available information on Health New Zealand's website:…
Asked by
Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Has the New Dunedin Hospital Inpatient Building experienced any delays, if so, by how long has the project been delayed in total, what are the reasons for each delay, and were any delays recorded prior to November 2023, if any?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that the Member can find the latest publicly available information on Health New Zealand's website:…
Asked by
Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What is the current total approved budget for the New Dunedin Hospital Inpatient Building, and what was the original approved budget when funding was first established, if any?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that the Member can find the latest publicly available information on Health New Zealand's website:…
Asked by
Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
On what date was funding for the New Dunedin Hospital Inpatient Building first approved, and by which government or Cabinet decision, if any?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that the Member can find the latest publicly available information on Health New Zealand's website:…
Asked by
Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What was the original projected completion date for the New Dunedin Hospital Inpatient Building at the time funding was first approved, if any?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that the Member can find the latest publicly available information on Health New Zealand's website:…
Asked by
Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What is the current projected completion date for the New Dunedin Hospital Inpatient Building, if any?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that the Member can find the latest publicly available information on Health New Zealand's website:…
Asked by
Ayesha Verrall
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Does Dunedin Hospital Sterile Services Unit (SSU) currently require any ministerial decisions or approvals in order to proceed, if so, what decisions are required and when are they needed, if any?
Answered by
Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health
I am advised that infrastructure updates are regularly published on Health New Zealand's website. Regarding the Member's question, I am further advised that the Member can find the latest publicly available information in these updates…