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Does he stand by the extra frontline funding, announced in November 2024, which stated that funding would support additional Senior Medical Officers, nurses, and other frontline clinical staff; if so, how many additional nurses have been employed under that funding stream?

Answered Question 19992 (2026)
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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

Question

  • Does he stand by the extra frontline funding, announced in November 2024, which stated that funding would support additional Senior Medical Officers, nurses, and other frontline clinical staff; if so, how many additional nurses have been employed under that funding stream?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

Yes, I stand by the extra frontline funding announced in November 2024. I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 19657 (2026).