18740 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

18740 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: Has the Minister actioned any changes in the most recent quarter to the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act, as per page 20 of Te Whatu Ora's Health Workforce Plan 2023/24?

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. Our approach is to modernise the system so frontline health workers can focus on delivering the best possible care for every New Zealander. I refer the Member to the consultation document available here: https://www.health.govt.nz/system/files/2025-03/putting-patients-first-modernising-health-workforce-regulation.pdf