44793 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

44793 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: How many “shifts below target” were reported in the months of May, June and July 2025 for the following wards: Dunedin Hospital Ward 8C, Palmerston North Regional Hospital MC W23 RCTS, Auckland Hospital Ward 64, Auckland Hospital Motutapu Ward, Wellington Regional Hospital Ward 5 North Ward – Cancer, Haematology and Renal, Christchurch Hospital Ward B5 (Oncology), Waikato Hospital Ward M05 Haematology, Oncology?

Hon Simeon Brown: I refer the member to the attached table, which shows the number of shifts below target over the period of May to July 2025 for the specific wards requested. For comparison I have also provided data for the same wards, over the same three months, in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Additionally, I have provided data on shifts above target to give the Member a more complete picture.