18196 (2025). Debbie Ngarewa-Packer to the Minister of Health

Written Question

Published date: 01 May 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	18196 (2025)
Question asked:	14 Apr 2025
Member asking:	Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
Portfolio:	Minister of Health
Minister replying:	Hon Simeon Brown
Answer received:	28 Apr 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_18196_2025
Document guid:	ca8ae150-6582-4e81-bc23-3b81f753694b

18196 (2025). Debbie Ngarewa-Packer to the Minister of Health: What steps, if any, are being taken to enhance cultural competency among healthcare providers and increase the recruitment of diverse healthcare professionals?

Hon Simeon Brown: Our Government is currently reviewing New Zealand’s health workforce legislation to ensure the focus is on putting patients first, and to enable frontline workers to get on with their jobs and become more responsive to patient needs. I refer the Member to our consultation: https://www.health.govt.nz/system/files/2025-03/putting-patients-first-modernising-health-workforce-regulation.pdf