The Ministry of Health is inviting submissions on its review of the regulation of the New Zealand health workforce.

Two of the proposed changes are a review of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 and the amalgamation of responsible authorities (regulators/RAs).

Options are outlined in a discussion document Health workforce | Ministry of Health NZand feedback will inform the ministry’s advice to the Government on possible changes to health workforce regulation.

A summary document is also available Summary – Putting Patients First: Modernising health workforce regulation. 

Consultation runs from 28 March to 11:59pm on Wednesday 30 April 2025. Details are available on the Manatū Hauora ǀ Ministry of Health website.