Putting Patients First: Modernising health workforce regulation

Overview

The Government is inviting New Zealanders to share their views on health workforce regulation by 11.59 pm Wednesday 30 April.

On 28 March 2025, the Ministry published a discussion document: Putting Patients First: Modernising health workforce regulation.

This document asks about your views on:

• Patient-centred regulation: Faster wait times, better outcomes, and a system that truly puts patients first.
• Streamlined regulation: Using resources and administering the rules in the most cost-effective way possible, ensuring value for money for taxpayers and better outcomes for patients.
• Right-sized regulation: The level of regulation should depend on the level of risk to public safety involved.
• Future-proofed regulation: Modernised and adaptive regulation that ensures patients receive the care they need while supporting the workforce to respond to the needs of all New Zealanders.

How to have your say

Complete this online survey.

You can choose which questions you want to respond to.

You will be asked for your email at the end of the survey, but this is only to provide you with a PDF copy of your submission. We do not collect these email addresses.

You don't have to complete the consultation all at once. You can use the 'Save and come back later' button at the bottom of each question page. You will be emailed a link that you can use to return to your partially completed submission.

The consultation closes on 30 April at 11.59 pm.