新西兰卫生部(NZ)向2023-2025年的近2 800名非临床工人支付了58万新西兰元的裁员费,引发工会对保健压力恶化的强烈反弹。 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.

在2023年11月至2025年12月期间,新西兰卫生部向近2 800名非临床保健工作者支付了5 800万美元的冗余费,这引起了公共服务协会的批评,该协会称支出为“可耻浪费”,并警告削减会加剧系统压力,导致信息技术失灵、更长时间的紧急等待时间以及诊所工作量增加。 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. 工会指责政府削减裁员经费, 认为失去基本员工会破坏长期医疗稳定。 The union blamed government funding reductions for the layoffs, arguing the loss of essential staff undermines long-term healthcare stability. 卫生部长Simeon Brown指出,在选修手术等待时间、紧急部门表现和免疫率方面有所改进,并雇用了数千名新护士和医生,但新西兰卫生部则认为,裁员是自愿的,是将资源集中用于前线护理的结构调整努力的一部分。 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.