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We're committed to supporting and growing our workforce.
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International Recruitment Centre
The Centre is dedicated to attracting and retaining internationally trained migrants and New Zealand trained ex-pats.
Investment and purchasing
Learn more about how the Health Workforce Directorate funds postgraduate training to develop the workforce.
Maternity
Information on the Maternity Clinical Guidelines, the Primary Maternity Services Notice and other maternity-related publications.
Midwifery
Midwifery in New Zealand works in partnership with the woman and her whānau throughout pregnancy, childbirth and the first six weeks post-birth.
Nursing
Nurses are vital to our health system. Find out how to become a nurse, and what we’re doing to strengthen and support the nurse workforce.
Overseas doctors
Three new initiatives are targeted at qualified overseas doctors, making it easy for them to apply for roles, get registered and relocate to NZ.
Pacific Health
Information about our Pacific Health Workforce Strategy, and funds and scholarships you can apply for.
Public health workforce development
Public health is about protecting against community health risks and threats, preventing illness, and promoting health and wellbeing across NZ.
Public health education and training
Learning is a lifelong journey. Find out about the grants and training available to health professionals working in the sector.
Statements of need
Find out about Statements of Need (SON), that allow NZ medical practitioners to obtain a J-1 visa to train in the United States.
Taskforces
We've appointed taskforces to make rapid progress on three urgent health system pressures while leadership functions are being set up.
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