44790 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

Written Question

Published date: 28 Sep 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	44790 (2025)
Question asked:	14 Sep 2025
Member asking:	Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
Portfolio:	Minister of Health
Minister replying:	Hon Simeon Brown
Answer received:	22 Sep 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_44790_2025
Document guid:	1b64e5cd-f85c-4e16-b29d-077c685e2b7d

44790 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: What advice, if any, has he received on requiring health practitioner regulators to consider the impact of their decisions on competition and patient access when setting standards and requirements and how would this be achieved?

Hon Simeon Brown: Titles of advice that I have received that support putting patients first and delivering access to timely, quality healthcare for all New Zealanders have been, or will be, proactively released on the Ministry of Health, Health New Zealand and Pharmac websites: https://www.health.govt.nz/information-releases/lists-of-advice-provided-to-ministers https://www.tewhatuora.govt.nz/publications https://pharmac.govt.nz/news-and-resources/official-information-act/list-of-ministerial-briefings.