78766 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

78766 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: Can the Minister confirm if 12 FTEs have been proposed to be disestablished in the National Public Health Service in the Northern region, who are either Smokefree practitioners or administrative staff who support those practitioners, if not, how many such staff remain hired in that region and how many were employed in that capacity on 27 November 2023?

Hon Dr Shane Reti: I refer the Member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 78763 (2024).