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May 8, 2023 | News
Whānau Ora recruits Philippine nurses
The North Island Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency is recruiting medical staff directly from the Philippines.
April 13, 2026
April 27, 2023 | News
Health authorities tackle workforce gaps
A spokesperson for the Health Ministry says Aotearoa has to deal with both national and international pressures on the health workforce.
November 17, 2022 | News
Student support helping grow Māori health workforce
Manukau Institute of Technology is reporting high graduation numbers from a programme to support more Māori and Pasifika into careers in healthcare.
November 17, 2022 | News
More treatment options as Māori doctor number increases
The chair of the Medical Council, Te Kaunihera Rata o Aotearoa, says having more Māori doctors would expand treatment options.
November 14, 2022 | News
Māori medical numbers quarter way to target
The Medical Council says 4.6 percent of doctors identify as Māori, the highest proportion observed to date and double the 2000 level.
November 2, 2022 | News
Equity focus as health sector restarts
The gap in some Māori health indicators is starting to close.
October 18, 2022 | News
Death reveals Middlemore ED crisis
Opposition health spokesperson Shane Reti wants answers on what's being done about the death of a woman left unattended in Middlemore Hospital's emergency department.
October 14, 2022 | News
GP incentive payment win win for health sector
South Auckland's top doc has welcomed plans to boost the starting pay for general practitioners as a way to increase the number of doctors in primary healthcare .
August 29, 2022 | News
Lights out at Rawene as doc shortage hits
Rawene Hospital has suspended its after hours care service because it doesn't have enough doctors to fill shifts.
August 2, 2022 | News
Tikanga added for nurse induction
Lessons for foreign nurses in tīkanga and Te Tiriti o Waitangi are part of a new $14 million package aimed at filling some of the 3000 empty places in the health workforce.
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