44809 (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:	44809 (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_44809_2025
Document guid:	2a8cc52a-5809-44b9-ba6f-be341abfbfae

44809 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: How many, if any, of the submissions received to the “Putting Patients First” consultation raised issues about the supervision requirements for overseas hospital specialists before they can start work in a rural hospital and what points were raised?

Hon Simeon Brown: I refer the Member to the Ministry of Health's website: https://www.health.govt.nz/publications/putting-patients-first-modernising-health-workforce-regulation-summary-of-submissions.