Conservative Party NZ on Health

The Conservative Party says New Zealand already spends a lot on health but patients wait too long. They want to shift money away from administration and towards doctors, nurses, and frontline staff. They also want to use private hospitals when it is cheaper and faster, train more New Zealanders in health jobs, keep experienced staff from leaving, and publicly report waiting times and results so providers are held to account.

• Redirect money from administrative costs to frontline doctors, nurses and theatre staff
• Use national purchasing power to reduce duplication in medical equipment, supplies and pharmaceuticals
• Make better use of existing operating theatres, diagnostic equipment and hospital beds to treat more patients
• Purchase treatment from accredited private providers where it is sooner and cost-competitive
• Train more New Zealand doctors, nurses and allied health professionals and expand regional and rural training
• Require health providers to publicly publish waiting times, procedure numbers and patient outcomes, with funding linked to delivery
• Improve working conditions, career development and specialist training pathways to retain New Zealand-trained professionals
• Improve access to GPs, community pharmacy and urgent-care services to reduce pressure on emergency departments

Summarised neutrally from Conservative Party NZ’s own official policy (as at 2026-10-20) and checked by an editor. Nothing is paraphrased without the source linked. Read the original ↗ Politika is non-partisan. Compare all parties on Health →