This section has information on Health Workforce New Zealand initiatives.
Health workforce
In this section
- Health Workforce New Zealand is the team within the Ministry of Health responsible for national co-ordination and leadership on workforce issues Read more
- Updates from the taskforces in Health workforce New Zealand Read more
- Payments to reward eligible new graduate health professionals who agree to work in hard-to-staff professions, communities and/or specialties. Read more
- Health Workforce New Zealand expects career plans to be in place for all the trainees it funds. This page includes advice and career plan templates. Read more
- Health Workforce New Zealand supports and funds a number of training intiatives. This section outlines our key programmes. Read more
- Health Workforce New Zealand funds postgraduate training to develop the workforce. This page sets out the specifications for DHBs and others responsible for these programmes. Read more
- Information for district health board on community based attachments for prevocational medical training. Read more
- Innovative thinking to ensure the health workforce has the flexibility and resources to meet the needs of the public into the future. Read more
- Reports into what future health workforces will look like in key areas such as aged care, diabetes and mental health. Read more
- The Vulnerable Children Act 2014 introduced measures that will ensure that children can be better protected from abuse and neglect both in their homes and in the community. This advice is for the health and disability sector on requirements under the Act. Read more
- Medical practitioners applying for a J-1 visa to train in the USA require a Statement of Need issued by the Ministry of Health. Read more
- This report provides background on how medical and nursing full-time equivalents (FTE) are reported to the Ministry of Health. Read more
- Publications relating to New Zealand's health and disability workforce. Read more
- HWNZ has made a commitment to develop an updated national health workforce strategic plan which we expect to publish in 2018 Read more
- HWNZ provides data and information to support effective workforce planning, maintain the supply of trained professionals and enable well-informed career decisions Read more
- HWNZ supports regulation of the health workforce and associated legislation to combine workforce flexibility that will improve access to health services with safe practice and competence Read more
Contact us
Health Workforce New Zealand
Ministry of Health
PO Box 5013
Wellington 6145
Ph: (04) 496 2000
info@healthworkforce.govt.nz