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Question 20008 (2026)

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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    How many Senior Medical Officers, if any, resigned from Wellington Regional Hospital and Hutt Valley Hospital for each week from 1 January 2025 to 28 February 2026?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that Health New Zealand cannot provide this data broken down by week and specialty.

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Question 20009 (2026)

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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    How many nursing staff, if any, resigned from Wellington Regional Hospital and Hutt Valley Hospital for each week from 1 January 2025 to 28 February 2026?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that Health New Zealand cannot provide this data broken down by week and specialty.

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Question 20010 (2026)

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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    What was the nursing vacancy rate, both full-time equivalent and percentage of total funded positions, at Wellington Regional Hospital and Hutt Valley Hospital for each week from 1 January 2025 to 28 February 2026?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised Health New Zealand does not collect this data.

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Question 20011 (2026)

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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    What was the total number of vacant full-time equivalent (FTE) clinical positions at Wellington Regional Hospital and Hutt Valley Hospital for each week from 1 January 2025 to 28 February 2026?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised Health New Zealand does not collect this data.

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Question 20012 (2026)

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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    What was the total number of vacant full-time equivalent (FTE) Allied Health positions at Wellington Regional Hospital and Hutt Valley Hospital for each week from 1 January 2025 to 28 February 2026?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised Health New Zealand does not collect this data.

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Question 20013 (2026)

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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    What was the total number of vacant full-time equivalent (FTE) Resident Medical Officer positions at Wellington Regional Hospital and Hutt Valley Hospital for each week from 1 January 2025 to 28 February 2026?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised Health New Zealand does not collect this data.

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Question 20014 (2026)

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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    What was the total number of vacant full-time equivalent (FTE) Senior Medical Officer positions at Wellington Regional Hospital and Hutt Valley Hospital for each week from 1 January 2025 to 28 February 2026?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised Health New Zealand does not collect this data.

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Question 20015 (2026)

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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    What was the total number of vacant full-time equivalent (FTE) nursing positions at Wellington Regional Hospital and Hutt Valley Hospital for each week from 1 January 2025 to 28 February 2026?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised Health New Zealand does not collect this data.

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Question 20016 (2026)

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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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    What was the total number of vacant full-time equivalent (FTE) positions at Wellington Regional Hospital and Hutt Valley Hospital for each week from 1 January 2025 to 28 February 2026?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised Health New Zealand does not collect this data.

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Question 19891 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What regulatory changes, if any, are planned to support graduates of the proposed University of Waikato medical school into post graduate training in rural and primary care settings?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that there are currently no regulatory changes planned. However, I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 19894 (2026) for more information on supporting students in rural and primary care settings.

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19894, 19899 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What operational changes, if any, are planned to support graduates of the proposed University of Waikato medical school into employment in rural and primary care settings?

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    How many clinical placement sites, if any, have been confirmed for the proposed University of Waikato medical programme, broken down by region and by placement type?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that the University of Waikato’s focus is on developing a curriculum to support students in rural and primary care settings. As part of this, there will be longer term clinical placements in rural and primary care settings.…

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Question 19901 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    Has he had any assurances that the clinical placement capacity for the proposed University of Waikato medical school will be net additional, as opposed to reallocated from existing placement capacity?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that the objective of the new medical school at the University of Waikato is to provide 120 additional clinical placements. Health New Zealand is working with the University of Waikato and other universities to plan for this…

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Question 19902 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    Is Health New Zealand currently negotiating any placement securing agreements, memoranda of understanding, or other formal arrangements with the University of Waikato in support of the proposed medical programme?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that Health New Zealand is not currently negotiating any formal placement agreements, memoranda of understanding, or other formal arrangements with the University of Waikato in respect of the medical programme.

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Question 19903 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    Has Health New Zealand entered into any placement securing agreements, memoranda of understanding, or other formal arrangements with the University of Waikato in support of the proposed medical school, if so on what dates were those…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that work is underway with the clinical placement board. I also refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 19894 (2026).

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Question 19905 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    Has he requested any advice on the risk that the University of Waikato's placement payment rates will displace existing medical students from long standing placement sites?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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Titles of advice that I have received that support delivering access to timely, quality healthcare for all New Zealanders have been, or will be, proactively released on the Ministry of Health, Health New Zealand and Pharmac websites:…

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Question 19908 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What is the current daily payment rate to GP and primary care providers for placements of medical students from the University of Auckland and the University of Otago?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that this information is commercially sensitive.

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Question 19910 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    Has he requested any advice about whether the new University of Waikato medical school could create accreditation risks for the existing medical programmes at the University of Auckland and the University of Otago?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

Titles of advice that I have received that support delivering access to timely, quality healthcare for all New Zealanders have been, or will be, proactively released on the Ministry of Health, Health New Zealand and Pharmac websites:…

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Question 19912 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    Has he requested any advice on the risks to achieving and maintaining accreditation for the proposed University of Waikato medical programme that relate to faculty recruitment, supervision ratios, and academic governance?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

Answer

Titles of advice that I have received that support delivering access to timely, quality healthcare for all New Zealanders have been, or will be, proactively released on the Ministry of Health, Health New Zealand and Pharmac websites:…

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Question 19914 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    Has he requested any advice on the risks to achieving and maintaining accreditation for the proposed University of Waikato medical programme?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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Titles of advice that I have received that support delivering access to timely, quality healthcare for all New Zealanders have been, or will be, proactively released on the Ministry of Health, Health New Zealand and Pharmac websites:…

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Question 19915 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    Has he asked for advice on the risk that rural and primary care placement costs for the proposed University of Waikato medical programme will exceed the assumptions in the Detailed Business Case, if not why not?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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Titles of advice that I have received that support delivering access to timely, quality healthcare for all New Zealanders have been, or will be, proactively released on the Ministry of Health, Health New Zealand and Pharmac websites:…

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Question 19917 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    How, if at all, has artificial intelligence been deployed in a customer service function in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

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I am advised Pharmac does not operate dedicated front line customer service functions and therefore, artificial intelligence tools have not been deployed within a common customer service context.

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Question 19919 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    Has he asked for any costings or budget analysis that demonstrate how the University of Waikato will deliver a full year of regional hospital placement in Year 2 of its proposed medical programme within its proposed allocated funding, if…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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Titles of advice that I have received that support delivering access to timely, quality healthcare for all New Zealanders have been, or will be, proactively released on the Ministry of Health, Health New Zealand and Pharmac websites:…

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Question 19928 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    Has ministerial consultation on the national interest analysis for the 2024 amendments to the International Health Regulations occurred, if so on what dates?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I refer the member to the Cabinet Office circular on the consultation arrangements for this Government:…

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Question 19962 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    How, if at all, has artificial intelligence been deployed in a customer service function in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that neither the Ministry of Health nor Health New Zealand has deployed or operates artificial intelligence in any of its customer service functions.

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Question 19657 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many Senior Medical Officers, specialist nurses, and allied health staff have been appointed using the specific funding announced on 26 November 2024, and in which hospitals?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that the funding announced on 26 November 2024 has been allocated to the following additional roles across New Zealand: • Senior Medical Officers - 51.455 Full Time Equivalents (FTE) • Advanced Nursing - 66.46 FTE • Advanced…

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Question 19658 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many vacant roles at Hutt Valley Hospital were approved for recruitment in each week of 2025 to date broken down by specialty, and excluding temporary parental-leave cover?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I refer the Member to the attached table.

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Question 19659 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many vacant roles at Wellington Regional Hospital were approved for recruitment in each week of 2025 to date broken down by specialty, and excluding temporary parental-leave cover?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I refer the Member to the attached table.

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Question 19660 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many staff resigned from Wellington Regional Hospital and Hutt Valley Hospital in each week of 2025 to date, broken down by specialty?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that Health New Zealand cannot provide this data broken down by week and specialty.

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Question 19661 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What was the total FTE vacancy figure at Hutt Valley Hospital in each week from 1 January 2025 to date, broken down by specialty?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that Health New Zealand does not collect this data.

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Question 19662 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What was the total FTE vacancy figure at Wellington Regional Hospital in each week from 1 January 2025 to date, broken down by specialty?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that Health New Zealand does not collect this data.

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Question 19767 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    What advice, if any, has the Minister received regarding any proposed merger of their department, agency, crown entity or any other body that they are responsible for, if any, listed by title and date?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

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The public sector transformation announced in the Minister of Finance’s speech on 19 May is included in Budget 2026. Further details of this and other Budget 2026 initiatives will become public on Budget Day – 28 May 2026. The Budget will…

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Question 19792 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    What advice, if any, has the Minister received regarding any proposed merger of their department, agency, crown entity or any other body that they are responsible for, if any, listed by title and date?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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The public sector transformation announced in the Minister of Finance’s speech on 19 May is included in Budget 2026. Further details of this and other Budget 2026 initiatives will become public on Budget Day – 28 May 2026. The Budget will…

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Question 19581 (2026)

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Lan Pham

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    Does the Minister believe he should have been consulted on the development of changes to the National Environmental Standards for sources of human drinking water, rather than not being included as either a "policy lead" or "consulted…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that officials at the Ministry of Health are working closely with officials at the Ministry for the Environment on the whole of the resource management system reform, including the National Environmental Standards. Several of…

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Question 19246 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 4 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Associate Minister of Health

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Titles of all advice that I have received have been, or will be, proactively released on the Ministry of Health and Health New Zealand websites:…

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Question 19248 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 4 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

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Titles of all advice that I have received have been, or will be, proactively released on the Ministry of Health and Pharmac websites: https://www.health.govt.nz/information-releases/lists-of-advice-provided-to-ministers-2019-2025…

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Question 19249 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 4 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health

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Titles of all advice that I have received have been, or will be, proactively released on the Ministry of Health and Health New Zealand websites:…

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Question 19250 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 4 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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Titles of advice that I have received that support delivering access to timely, quality healthcare for all New Zealanders have been, or will be, proactively released on the Ministry of Health, Health New Zealand and Pharmac websites:…

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Question 19340 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 4 May 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Matt Doocey

Member for Waimakariri · National Party · Associate Minister of Health

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None.

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Question 19341 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 4 May 2026, by title and date?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

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None.

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Question 19343 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 4 May 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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None.

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Question 19344 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 4 May 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health

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As Associate Minister of Health, none.

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Question 19395 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    Further to reply 28371 (2025), what is the average wait time from referral to a specialist to diagnosis for suspected ovarian cancer patients as 1 May 2026 and every year for the past six years?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that Health New Zealand does not hold this data because date of diagnosis for suspected ovarian cancer is not a consistently collected field in the national collections data.

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Question 19401 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many projects or contracts that were due to be completed in 2024/25 were shelved, curtailed, or pushed into out years, for each, what was the project name, what was the total budgeted cost, what is the actual cost to date, what was its…

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised by the Ministry of Health, expense and capital transfers (ECTs) that were already approved from 2025/26 to 2026/27 will be provided in the Supplementary Estimates of Appropriations 2025/26 – Health Sector, which will be tabled…

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Question 19402 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What programmes or projects at Health New Zealand if any, were delayed in the 2024/25 financial year and what was the reason for any delay in delivery or implementation?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that providing the Member with this information would require Health New Zealand to undertake a substantial manual collation exercise and divert staff from their core duties. In accordance with Speaker’s Ruling 210-6, I…

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Question 19115 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    Would any money be saved within the National Public Health Service (NPHS) if the second HPV vaccine dose is not offered at school, if so how much?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that the National Public Health Service would not anticipate saving money.

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19116, 19118, 19119 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

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    How will the usefulness or lack thereof of the second HPV dose be explained, if at all, to young people and their parents if there is a change from providing both HPV vaccine doses at school?

  • 19118 (matches this search)

    Have any students been given consent for two doses of HPV vaccine via the school-based immunisation programme, who then will not be offered the second dose at their school?

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    Is Health New Zealand currently planning changes that will require young people to receive their second HPV dose from general practice rather than via the school-based immunisation programme, if so on what date did this commence?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that Health New Zealand is required to ensure that people under 18 have free access to the full funded National Immunisation Schedule. While the school-based programme provides an effective and efficient immunisation service,…

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    What process, if any, has been or would be used by Health NZ, Pharmac or the Ministry of Health to change the recommended number of HPV vaccine doses for 15 year olds and older?

  • 19122 (matches this search)

    Has any preliminary work been undertaken by Health NZ, Ministry of Health, or Pharmac to assess if the recommended number of HPV vaccine doses can be reduced from two to one for 9 to 14 year olds, if so when?

  • 19123 (matches this search)

    What process, if any, has been or would be used to change the recommended number of HPV vaccine doses for 9 to 14 year olds from two to one?

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    Has a decision been taken to reduce the recommended number of doses of HPV vaccine for 15 year olds and older, if so, to what and on what date?

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    Has a decision been taken to reduce the recommended number of doses of HPV vaccine for 9 to 14 years old from 2 to 1, if so on what date?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that under the Medicines Act 1981, any change to the approved indications for a medicine, including the number of doses of a vaccine, requires a manufacturer to apply for approval from Medsafe. Under the Medical Products Bill,…

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Question 19137 (2026)

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many women aged 70 years plus have been screened since the extension of eligibility for breast screening, broken down by Te Whatu Ora district, date of screening, age and ethnicity?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that between 1 October 2025 and 11 May 2026, Health New Zealand screened 16,436 women in the age extension programme. The extension began nationally in October 2025 with women in two age groups; those aged 70 and those aged…

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Question 18984 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

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    How much, if any, has the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, budgeted for the carbon neutral government programme in the 2025/26 financial year?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 3411 (2026).

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Question 18988 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend on the carbon neutral government programme in the 2024/25 financial year?

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Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister of Health

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I am advised that in the 2024/25 financial year, the Ministry of Health spent approximately $82,278 on activities associated with the Carbon Neutral Government Programme.