37357 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister of Health

Written Question

Published date: 22 Aug 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	37357 (2025)
Question asked:	31 Jul 2025
Member asking:	Francisco Hernandez
Portfolio:	Minister of Health
Minister replying:	Hon Simeon Brown
Answer received:	18 Aug 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_37357_2025
Document guid:	5eb17224-918b-468b-8f75-5a248e3d6067

37357 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister of Health: How many staff, if any, in headcount terms did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, have on 1 July 2024 and how many of these staff, if any, were union members?

Hon Simeon Brown: I am advised that as at 30 June 2024, the Ministry of Health had a total headcount of 800 and Health NZ had a total headcount of 94,866. Of these, 362 Ministry of Health staff and 70,994 Health NZ staff were union members. Our Government is focused on strengthening our frontline workforce as part of our focus on putting patients first and delivering access to timely, quality healthcare - that's why, since 2023, there has been an increase of over 2,100 nurses and 600 doctors employed at Health New Zealand.