MOH consultation - modernising health workforce regulation

3 Apr, 2025

On 28 March 2025, the Government advised they’re holding a consultation to review the regulation of our health workforce and inviting New Zealanders to share their views. Some of the proposed changes include:

• a review of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003
• the amalgamation of responsible authorities (regulators/RAs).

Key documents

Feedback on the options outlined in the discussion document below will inform the Ministry’s advice to the Government on possible changes to health workforce regulation: Feb 2024 MSS Library - putting-patients-first-modernising-health-workforce-regulation.pdf - All Documents

We also refer you to their summary document, Putting Patients First’.

The 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.