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How many health care assistants/orderlies/other support staff does the Minister consider acceptable to staff the current emergency department at Palmerston North Hospital?

Answered Question 5099 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

Question

  • How many health care assistants/orderlies/other support staff does the Minister consider acceptable to staff the current emergency department at Palmerston North Hospital?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised that staffing levels are determined by Health New Zealand using established clinical, operational and workforce modelling, taking into account patient volumes and acuity.