Putting Patients First Discussion/Consultation Document
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From: Andrew Riddell
Dear Ministry of Health,
I am interested in how the Ministry developed the discussion/consultation document titled "Putting Patients First: Modernising Health Workforce Regulation".
Please provide the following information on the development of that document:
(a) Were consultants involved with the development of the discussion/consultation document? If so, please identify the consultant(s) and provide a summary of what task(s) they undertook in the development of the discussion/consultation document.
(b) Did the Minister of Health and/or Associate Ministers of Health review and comment on drafts of the discussion/consultation document? If so, please provide copies of all comments received from the Minister of Health/Associate Ministers of Health or his or her office.
(c) Did the Ministry for Regulation review and comment on drafts of the discussion/consultation document? If so, please provide copies of all comments received from that Ministry.
(d) Did the Minster for Regulation review and comment on drafts of the discussion/consultation document? If so, please provide copies of all comments received from the Minister of Regulation or his office.
(e) Were there any reports or papers to Cabinet on the proposal to review health workforce regulation and/or on the discussion/consultation document? If so, please provide copies of those reports and papers.
Yours faithfully,
Andrew Riddell
From: OIA Requests
Kia ora Andrew,
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), received by the Ministry of Health on 2 May 2025. You requested:
"I am interested in how the Ministry developed the discussion/consultation
document titled "Putting Patients First: Modernising Health Workforce
Regulation".
Please provide the following information on the development of that
document:
(a) Were consultants involved with the development of the
discussion/consultation document? If so, please identify the consultant(s)
and provide a summary of what task(s) they undertook in the development of
the discussion/consultation document.
(b) Did the Minister of Health and/or Associate Ministers of Health review
and comment on drafts of the discussion/consultation document? If so,
please provide copies of all comments received from the Minister of
Health/Associate Ministers of Health or his or her office.
(c) Did the Ministry for Regulation review and comment on drafts of the
discussion/consultation document? If so, please provide copies of all
comments received from that Ministry.
(d) Did the Minster for Regulation review and comment on drafts of the
discussion/consultation document? If so, please provide copies of all
comments received from the Minister of Regulation or his office.
(e) Were there any reports or papers to Cabinet on the proposal to review
health workforce regulation and/or on the discussion/consultation
document? If so, please provide copies of those reports and papers"
The reference number for your request is H2025066241. As required under
the Act, the Ministry will endeavour to respond to your request no later
than 20 working days after the day your request was received:
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Ngā mihi
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