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  "better_direction": "up",
  "coverage": {
    "end": "2026-06-30",
    "start": "2017-04-01"
  },
  "description": "Results for the five government health targets in the April–June quarter of each year for the last decade: faster cancer treatment, childhood immunisation, emergency department stays under six hours, first specialist assessment within four months, and elective treatment within four months.",
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  "issues": [],
  "kind": "rate",
  "limitations": [
    "One quarter per year (April–June), so seasonal effects are held constant but within-year changes are not shown.",
    "Childhood immunisation figures changed source in 2021/22 (National Immunisation Register to the Aotearoa Immunisation Register), which counts more eligible children; the drop partly reflects that.",
    "COVID-19 disrupted hospital services in 2020–2022; waiting-time results for those years reflect that disruption.",
    "Point-in-time snapshots as first published; they can differ from other Health NZ statistics."
  ],
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    "cancer-screening",
    "nurses-nz"
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    {
      "frequency": "quarterly",
      "id": "healthnz.target.faster-cancer-treatment",
      "notes": [
        "Government target: 90% by 2030."
      ],
      "observations": [
        {
          "end": "2017-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2017 qtr",
          "period": "2017-06-30",
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          "value": 90.1
        },
        {
          "end": "2018-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2018 qtr",
          "period": "2018-06-30",
          "start": "2018-04-01",
          "value": 88.6
        },
        {
          "end": "2019-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2019 qtr",
          "period": "2019-06-30",
          "start": "2019-04-01",
          "value": 86.2
        },
        {
          "end": "2020-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2020 qtr",
          "period": "2020-06-30",
          "start": "2020-04-01",
          "value": 90.2
        },
        {
          "end": "2021-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2021 qtr",
          "period": "2021-06-30",
          "start": "2021-04-01",
          "value": 86.3
        },
        {
          "end": "2022-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2022 qtr",
          "period": "2022-06-30",
          "start": "2022-04-01",
          "value": 86.9
        },
        {
          "end": "2023-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2023 qtr",
          "period": "2023-06-30",
          "start": "2023-04-01",
          "value": 84.2
        },
        {
          "end": "2024-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2024 qtr",
          "period": "2024-06-30",
          "start": "2024-04-01",
          "value": 84.2
        },
        {
          "end": "2025-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2025 qtr",
          "period": "2025-06-30",
          "start": "2025-04-01",
          "value": 86.3
        },
        {
          "end": "2026-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2026 qtr",
          "period": "2026-06-30",
          "start": "2026-04-01",
          "value": 87
        }
      ],
      "period_convention": "April–June quarter (Q4) of each financial year; one result per year",
      "source_label": "Faster cancer treatment",
      "title": "Faster cancer treatment: % treated within 31 days of the decision to treat",
      "unit": "percent"
    },
    {
      "frequency": "quarterly",
      "id": "healthnz.target.childhood-immunisation",
      "notes": [
        "Government target: 95% by 2030.",
        "Health NZ caveat: Results up to and including Q3 2021/22 were sourced from the National Immunisation Register. Results from Q4 2021/22 onward are sourced from the Aotearoa Immunisation Register (AIR)."
      ],
      "observations": [
        {
          "end": "2017-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2017 qtr",
          "period": "2017-06-30",
          "start": "2017-04-01",
          "value": 93.4
        },
        {
          "end": "2018-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2018 qtr",
          "period": "2018-06-30",
          "start": "2018-04-01",
          "value": 91.9
        },
        {
          "end": "2019-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2019 qtr",
          "period": "2019-06-30",
          "start": "2019-04-01",
          "value": 90.8
        },
        {
          "end": "2020-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2020 qtr",
          "period": "2020-06-30",
          "start": "2020-04-01",
          "value": 91.4
        },
        {
          "end": "2021-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2021 qtr",
          "period": "2021-06-30",
          "start": "2021-04-01",
          "value": 85.4
        },
        {
          "end": "2022-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2022 qtr",
          "markers": [
            "Source changed to the Aotearoa Immunisation Register from this quarter"
          ],
          "period": "2022-06-30",
          "start": "2022-04-01",
          "value": 74.3
        },
        {
          "end": "2023-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2023 qtr",
          "period": "2023-06-30",
          "start": "2023-04-01",
          "value": 77
        },
        {
          "end": "2024-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2024 qtr",
          "period": "2024-06-30",
          "start": "2024-04-01",
          "value": 76.5
        },
        {
          "end": "2025-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2025 qtr",
          "period": "2025-06-30",
          "start": "2025-04-01",
          "value": 82
        },
        {
          "end": "2026-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2026 qtr",
          "period": "2026-06-30",
          "start": "2026-04-01",
          "value": 83.7
        }
      ],
      "period_convention": "April–June quarter (Q4) of each financial year; one result per year",
      "source_label": "Improved immunisation for children under 24 months",
      "title": "Childhood immunisation: % fully immunised at 24 months",
      "unit": "percent"
    },
    {
      "frequency": "quarterly",
      "id": "healthnz.target.ed-six-hours",
      "notes": [
        "Government target: 95% by 2030."
      ],
      "observations": [
        {
          "end": "2017-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2017 qtr",
          "period": "2017-06-30",
          "start": "2017-04-01",
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        },
        {
          "end": "2018-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2018 qtr",
          "period": "2018-06-30",
          "start": "2018-04-01",
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        },
        {
          "end": "2019-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2019 qtr",
          "period": "2019-06-30",
          "start": "2019-04-01",
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        },
        {
          "end": "2020-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2020 qtr",
          "period": "2020-06-30",
          "start": "2020-04-01",
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        },
        {
          "end": "2021-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2021 qtr",
          "period": "2021-06-30",
          "start": "2021-04-01",
          "value": 81.9
        },
        {
          "end": "2022-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2022 qtr",
          "period": "2022-06-30",
          "start": "2022-04-01",
          "value": 75.9
        },
        {
          "end": "2023-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2023 qtr",
          "period": "2023-06-30",
          "start": "2023-04-01",
          "value": 71.1
        },
        {
          "end": "2024-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2024 qtr",
          "period": "2024-06-30",
          "start": "2024-04-01",
          "value": 71.2
        },
        {
          "end": "2025-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2025 qtr",
          "period": "2025-06-30",
          "start": "2025-04-01",
          "value": 73.9
        },
        {
          "end": "2026-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2026 qtr",
          "period": "2026-06-30",
          "start": "2026-04-01",
          "value": 76.3
        }
      ],
      "period_convention": "April–June quarter (Q4) of each financial year; one result per year",
      "source_label": "Shorter stays in emergency departments (ED)",
      "title": "Emergency departments: % admitted, discharged or transferred within 6 hours",
      "unit": "percent"
    },
    {
      "frequency": "quarterly",
      "id": "healthnz.target.fsa-four-months",
      "notes": [
        "Government target: 95% by 2030."
      ],
      "observations": [
        {
          "end": "2017-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2017 qtr",
          "period": "2017-06-30",
          "start": "2017-04-01",
          "value": 99.4
        },
        {
          "end": "2018-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2018 qtr",
          "period": "2018-06-30",
          "start": "2018-04-01",
          "value": 97.8
        },
        {
          "end": "2019-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2019 qtr",
          "period": "2019-06-30",
          "start": "2019-04-01",
          "value": 89.8
        },
        {
          "end": "2020-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2020 qtr",
          "period": "2020-06-30",
          "start": "2020-04-01",
          "value": 74.8
        },
        {
          "end": "2021-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2021 qtr",
          "period": "2021-06-30",
          "start": "2021-04-01",
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        },
        {
          "end": "2022-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2022 qtr",
          "period": "2022-06-30",
          "start": "2022-04-01",
          "value": 74.5
        },
        {
          "end": "2023-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2023 qtr",
          "period": "2023-06-30",
          "start": "2023-04-01",
          "value": 69.6
        },
        {
          "end": "2024-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2024 qtr",
          "period": "2024-06-30",
          "start": "2024-04-01",
          "value": 61.5
        },
        {
          "end": "2025-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2025 qtr",
          "period": "2025-06-30",
          "start": "2025-04-01",
          "value": 62
        },
        {
          "end": "2026-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2026 qtr",
          "period": "2026-06-30",
          "start": "2026-04-01",
          "value": 66.1
        }
      ],
      "period_convention": "April–June quarter (Q4) of each financial year; one result per year",
      "source_label": "Shorter wait times for first specialist assessment (FSA)",
      "title": "First specialist assessment: % waiting less than 4 months",
      "unit": "percent"
    },
    {
      "frequency": "quarterly",
      "id": "healthnz.target.elective-four-months",
      "notes": [
        "Government target: 95% by 2030."
      ],
      "observations": [
        {
          "end": "2017-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2017 qtr",
          "period": "2017-06-30",
          "start": "2017-04-01",
          "value": 97.9
        },
        {
          "end": "2018-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2018 qtr",
          "period": "2018-06-30",
          "start": "2018-04-01",
          "value": 95.1
        },
        {
          "end": "2019-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2019 qtr",
          "period": "2019-06-30",
          "start": "2019-04-01",
          "value": 89.6
        },
        {
          "end": "2020-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2020 qtr",
          "period": "2020-06-30",
          "start": "2020-04-01",
          "value": 68.6
        },
        {
          "end": "2021-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2021 qtr",
          "period": "2021-06-30",
          "start": "2021-04-01",
          "value": 78.1
        },
        {
          "end": "2022-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2022 qtr",
          "period": "2022-06-30",
          "start": "2022-04-01",
          "value": 61
        },
        {
          "end": "2023-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2023 qtr",
          "period": "2023-06-30",
          "start": "2023-04-01",
          "value": 63.4
        },
        {
          "end": "2024-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2024 qtr",
          "period": "2024-06-30",
          "start": "2024-04-01",
          "value": 63.5
        },
        {
          "end": "2025-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2025 qtr",
          "period": "2025-06-30",
          "start": "2025-04-01",
          "value": 63.9
        },
        {
          "end": "2026-06-30",
          "label": "Jun 2026 qtr",
          "period": "2026-06-30",
          "start": "2026-04-01",
          "value": 72.6
        }
      ],
      "period_convention": "April–June quarter (Q4) of each financial year; one result per year",
      "source_label": "Shorter wait times for elective treatment",
      "title": "Elective treatment: % waiting less than 4 months",
      "unit": "percent"
    }
  ],
  "source": {
    "edition": "Health targets, 10 years of quarter four results for April to June 2026",
    "id": "healthnz-targets",
    "landing_url": "https://www.healthnz.govt.nz/about-us/what-we-do/planning-and-performance/health-targets",
    "licence": {
      "attribution": "Source: Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, health target results, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Figures compiled by NZ in Numbers.",
      "checked_on": "2026-10-10",
      "evidence": "Read directly from https://www.healthnz.govt.nz/copyright",
      "exclusions": "Photographs, illustrations and logos are not covered.",
      "name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)",
      "reuse": "open-licence",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
    },
    "name": "Health targets: 10 years of quarter four results",
    "organisation": "Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora"
  },
  "title": "Health targets: cancer treatment, immunisation, ED and waiting times",
  "topic": "health"
}