06-07_1000_Prompt02_HealthCommitteeReportImpact
2026-06-07_1000_Prompt02_HealthCommitteeReportImpact
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Short Answer
The Health Committee, chaired by Sam Uffindell (National), tabled its report on 20 November 2025.
Key Points
- •Draft report due: 17 April 2026 (passed)
- •Final report due: 31 May 2026 (passed)
- •Group's scope: Funding model, cost sharing, contracting & regulatory settings
- •As of 7 June 2026, the final report has NOT been made public
- •Accommodation bonds being explored as new funding mechanism (Grant Thornton analysis).
Full Summary & Notes
The Health Committee, chaired by Sam Uffindell (National), tabled its report on 20 November 2025. The inquiry focused on neurological cognitive disorders (dementia) and received 100+ submissions. The 14 recommendations (per Scoop.co.nz) are: 1. Permit rest homes to carry out NASC assessments (with quality assurance by NASC assessors) 2. Explore ways to provide culturally appropriate care and continuity of care 3. Establish reporting model separating funding into three streams: accommodation, daily living, clinical care 4. Address bed shortfall — capital grants, depreciation incentives, consent relief, anchor contracts, IFF Act, NIFFCo financing 5. Enable more dementia beds using similar funding tools 6. Further work on end-of-life care pathways including hospice 7. Enable alternative care models (e.g., CARE Village in Rotorua) 8. Encourage flexible HCSS contracting so contractors can perform holistic range of tasks 9. Enable retirement care village providers to deliver home and community care (and vice versa) 10. Longer-term contracts and national consistency of HCSS funding 11. Consider setting up regular respite care programme 12. Longer-term agreements and certainty of funding/conditions for sustainable workforce 13. Policy/funding changes for provider sustainability must be accompanied by workforce protections 14. Continue working to reduce gender-based pay discrimination in aged care The Advisory Group was established in January 2026, chaired by **Hon
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