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This is the 2021 Annual Report to the Minister of Health by the Health Workforce Advisory Board, which was established in 2019 under section 11 of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000.

The Board works with the Ministry of Health, primarily with the Health Workforce Directorate, to provide strategic oversight and sector leadership for New Zealand’s health workforce. The Board is accountable to the Minister of Health for the quality and timeliness of its advice and reports through the Board Chair to the Minister and the Director-General of Health.

Under section 15(4) of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000, the Board must report to the Minister at least once a year in relation to its statutory purpose.

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Health Workforce Advisory Board. 2022. Annual Report to the Minister of Health January 2022. Ministry of Health: Wellington.
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