Director-General of Health Stephen McKernanWednesday 17 March 2010, 1:24PM
Media release from Director-General of Health Stephen
McKernan
The Ministry of Health today released a proposal for consultation
with staff about the structure of the Ministry of Health.
The proposed structure is designed to support the changes to the
health system that began in October last year.
The proposal also recommends a structure to reduce the number of
full time positions within the Ministry to 1390 by the end of this
financial year and 1290 by July 2011 - the Ministry currently has
around 1420 full time equivalent staff. This proposal would
see a reduction of approximately 35 positions this financial
year.
While the proposal would change some roles and disestablish a
number of positions, exact numbers will not be known until all
Ministry staff have had the opportunity to provide feedback and the
structure is finalised around mid to late May.
The priority for the Ministry now is managing the consultation
process and supporting staff who are potentially affected by the
proposed changes.
This is a proposal released to staff for consultation and it is
inappropriate to make further comment at this point.