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Friday, August 15, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 72
Parliament has accepted a new bill from a Kiwi-Indian MP Dr Parmjeet Parmar about registering all newborn children in New Zealand with a GP within six weeks from their birth.
Dr Parmjeet Parmar’s Newborn Enrolment with General Practice Bill was drawn in the Parliamentary Ballot today and will be introduced for its first reading.
“The bill requires all newborns to be enrolled with a general practice and primary health organisation before his or her first immunisation at six weeks of age,” Dr Parmar says.
The proposed law change is mostly a guide for doctors than being a compulsory measure for the families of newborns.
Enrolment with a general practice provides families with improved access to immunisation for their newborns and the opportunity for earlier detection of health and social issues.
“It is important that our children receive the best start in life, and the Government is working hard to provide high-quality health services for Kiwi families.
“Our immunisation programme is already protecting thousands of young babies from potentially life-threatening illnesses. We have also introduced free GP visits and prescriptions for all children under 13, as well as free after-hours services,” Dr Parmar said.
Dr Parmar is a National Party List MP and was an electorate candidate for the hotly contested Mt Roskill by-election held towards the end of last year after the seat was vacated by resignation Labour party's Phil Goff.
Parliament has accepted a new bill from a Kiwi-Indian MP Dr Parmjeet Parmar about registering all newborn children in New Zealand with a GP within six weeks from their birth.
Dr Parmjeet Parmar’s Newborn Enrolment with General Practice Bill was drawn in the Parliamentary Ballot today and will be...
Parliament has accepted a new bill from a Kiwi-Indian MP Dr Parmjeet Parmar about registering all newborn children in New Zealand with a GP within six weeks from their birth.
Dr Parmjeet Parmar’s Newborn Enrolment with General Practice Bill was drawn in the Parliamentary Ballot today and will be introduced for its first reading.
“The bill requires all newborns to be enrolled with a general practice and primary health organisation before his or her first immunisation at six weeks of age,” Dr Parmar says.
The proposed law change is mostly a guide for doctors than being a compulsory measure for the families of newborns.
Enrolment with a general practice provides families with improved access to immunisation for their newborns and the opportunity for earlier detection of health and social issues.
“It is important that our children receive the best start in life, and the Government is working hard to provide high-quality health services for Kiwi families.
“Our immunisation programme is already protecting thousands of young babies from potentially life-threatening illnesses. We have also introduced free GP visits and prescriptions for all children under 13, as well as free after-hours services,” Dr Parmar said.
Dr Parmar is a National Party List MP and was an electorate candidate for the hotly contested Mt Roskill by-election held towards the end of last year after the seat was vacated by resignation Labour party's Phil Goff.
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