3065 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

Written Question

Published date: 18 Feb 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	3065 (2025)
Question asked:	03 Feb 2025
Member asking:	Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
Portfolio:	Minister of Health
Minister replying:	Hon Simeon Brown
Answer received:	12 Feb 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_03065_2025
Document guid:	88302b00-f8a9-4284-8ecc-5e5c0fc332c0

3065 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: What advice, if any, has he received on the extent to which reliance on locum staff is increasing costs for rural health providers, listed by title and date?

Hon Simeon Brown: Titles of all advice that I have received will be proactively released on the Ministry of Health and Health New Zealand websites: https://www.health.govt.nz/about-ministry/information-releases/advice-providedministers https:/www.tewhatuora.govt.nz/publications/ https:/www.tewhatuora.govt.nz/publications/te-aka-whai-ora-advice-provided-to-the-minister-and-associate-ministers-of-health