National Bowel Screening Programme: Changes to and Drawdown of the Budget 2022 Tagged Contingency

These documents have been proactively released by the Ministry of Health on behalf of the Minister of Health, Hon Simeon Brown.

Title of Cabinet paper: 

• National Bowel Screening Programme: Changes to and Drawdown of the Budget 2022 Tagged Contingency

Title of Cabinet minutes:

• National Bowel Screening Programme: Changes to and Drawdown of the Budget 2022 Tagged Contingency (CAB-25-MIN-0044.01)
• Report of the Cabinet Business Committee: period Ended 28 February 2025 (CAB-25-MIN-0044)

Titles of briefings and other documents:

• Briefing - Advice on scope of the Budget 2022 bowel screening tagged contingency
• Briefing - Options for the Budget 2022 bowel screening tagged contingency
• Appendix 2 - Erasmus report
• Appendix 3 - Bowel screening options comparison
• Briefing - Cabinet paper to repurpose and drawdown the Budget 2022 Bowel Screening Tagged Contingency
• Aide Memoire - Budget 2022 Bowel Screening Tagged Contingency - talking points for CBC
• Responses to questions from Minister Reti September 2024
• Bowel Screening Cabinet Paper - further information November 2024

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