6115 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Health

Written Question

Published date: 24 Mar 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	6115 (2026)
Question asked:	25 Feb 2026
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister of Health
Minister replying:	Hon Simeon Brown
Answer received:	18 Mar 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_06115_2026
Document guid:	a3ce87ae-c95b-4cb0-b665-7dda949efa0d

6115 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Health: How many gastroenterologists, if any, were employed by Palmerston North Hospital as at 23 February 2026 to provide gastroenterology services at Palmerston North Hospital?

Hon Simeon Brown: I am advised that as at 23 February 2026, two gastroenterologists, totalling 1.6 FTE, were employed at Palmerston North Hospital.