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New Zealand’s Health NZ paid $58M in redundancies to nearly 2,800 non-clinical workers from 2023–2025, sparking union backlash over worsened healthcare pressures.
New Zealand’s Health NZ paid $58 million in redundancy to nearly 2,800 non-clinical health workers from November 2023 to December 2025, sparking criticism from the Public Service Association, which called the spending a “disgraceful waste” and warned the cuts worsened system pressures, contributing to IT failures, longer emergency wait times, and increased clinician workloads.
The union blamed government funding reductions for the layoffs, arguing the loss of essential staff undermines long-term healthcare stability.
While Health Minister Simeon Brown cited improvements in elective surgery wait times, emergency department performance, and immunization rates, along with the hiring of thousands of new nurses and doctors, Health NZ maintained the redundancies were voluntary and part of a restructuring effort to focus resources on frontline care.
Health NZ de Nueva Zelanda pagó $ 58M en despidos a casi 2,800 trabajadores no clínicos de 2023 a 2025, lo que provocó una reacción violenta de los sindicatos por el empeoramiento de las presiones en el cuidado de la salud.