Anecdotal evidence suggests Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand health districts – formerly DHBs – are actively headhunting nurses from aged-care facilities, despite a promise by DHBs not to do this
Underspending could be used to fix the problems snaring a contract aimed at supporting Māori nurses in primary healthcare settings to become nurse practitioners
The health reforms’ localities have the potential to ensure maternity services are “in the right places, supporting local communities”, according to the Midwifery Employee Representation & Advisory Service.
Current initiatives and yesterday’s announcements by Health Minister Andrew Little to fix medical workforce shortages are a band-aid solution to systemic problems within the medical workforce pipeline
More foreign-trained nurses and doctors may find themselves “not in Guatemala now” thanks to a suite of Government initiatives announced today aimed at addressing health workforce shortages in New Zealand
The Government is rolling out a suite of targeted measures to train more health workers domestically and bring more doctors and nurses into the country to help address immediate workforce pressures
The country’s leading primary and community health membership organisation, the Federation of Primary Health, is pleased with the Government’s announcement today but stresses more must be done as quickly as possible to address workforce issues
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management