A new Government-funded training programme to boost New Zealand’s strained primary care workforce has received 184 expressions of interest from overseas-trained doctors, surpassing the 100 available places, Health Minister Simeon Brown announced.
The two-year programme, launched in March, is designed to help “qualified international” doctors already in the country gain registration and begin working in general practice, particularly in underserved rural areas.
The first 10 doctors will start in Waikato this July, with Health New Zealand working to match others with providers nationwide.
Brown said the initiative taps into “untapped potential” and aims to address bottlenecks in clinical training. He also revealed plans to create clearer pathways for NZREX-qualified doctors to begin practising under limited scopes while awaiting placements, as part of wider efforts to improve healthcare access across the country.
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Actually, if they are in the country and if this is genuine, maybe not all bad! . I’m a health person who left NZ after the devil shut my doors for months. Would be nice to see these buggers working to keep us natives but let’s see if this helps? Not optimistic as these pricks lie relentlessly but….
Be warry of Dutch doctors though.
They go to work abroad when incompetent and to escape judicial troubles