44165 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister of Health

44165 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister of Health: What consultations are the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, planning to open on the week beginning Monday 8 September 2025 with employees around any changes to employment roles, employment numbers and any other employment conditions, and what is the proposed net change in roles?

Hon Simeon Brown: I am advised that, as part of our focus on reducing bureaucracy to strengthen the frontline and put patients first, Health New Zealand have released change consultation documents to staff in three of four Regional Planning, Funding and Outcomes teams. As this matter is under active consideration, it would not be in the public interest for me to disclose the requested information.