15 February 2012
Health Workforce New Zealand (HWNZ) is seeking expressions of interest (EOI) for the development and evaluation of a palliative care managed clinical network as a demonstration site for the development of future networks in New Zealand.
10 February 2012
Professor Des Gorman, Executive Chairman of Health Workforce New Zealand, spoke to Firstline about whether or not doctors are offered the same training opportunities here as offshore.
2 February 2012
We trust you had a safe and happy Christmas and New Year holiday.
7 December 2011
Te Rau Matatini have scholarships available for Māori undergraduate and postgraduate ākonga and kaimahi who work or aspire to work in leadership roles in Māori health (health, mental health and addictions).
18 November 2011
Health Workforce New Zealand (HWNZ) is pleased to announce that grants are now available for midwifery postgraduate education (additional to the complex care clinical training).
15 November 2011
Health Workforce New Zealand is offering five summer studentships over the 2011/12 summer period.
31 October 2011
District Health Boards (DHBs) will recently have received guidance on development of workforce strategies as part of the guidance issued by the National Health Board for development of district annual plans.
25 October 2011
A demonstration project where pharmacists have taken on a greater role in managing patients on the traditional blood thinning drug Warfarin, has resulted in excellent outcomes for patients and high levels of satisfaction.
7 October 2011
Work is continuing to develop and implement more robust processes that will
underpin our core business and ensure that we are as effective and efficient
as possible, and can properly account for investment of public money.
2 September 2011
On 24 August Health Workforce New Zealand hosted a stakeholder forum - Partnership and Potential: Towards a 2020 health and disability workforce.
4 August 2011
A new type of health care worker to be introduced in a number of Auckland GP practices aims to benefit patients by freeing up the time of both GPs and nurses.
3 August 2011
Together with the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners, and the Medical Council of New Zealand, we released a discussion paper in May proposing changes to the General Practice Education Programme (GPEP).
30 June 2011
As we approach the start of a new business year we are putting the finishing touches to our annual plan 2011/2012.
1 June 2011
With the announcement of the 2011 budget on 19 May, the government has
confirmed some austerity measures across a range of portfolios.
31 May 2011
We have developed two e-booklets about our workforce innovations programme and our retention initiatives.
27 May 2011
Health training funds are being redirected into mental health and rehabilitation in one of the first concrete steps towards a radical reform of New Zealand's welfare state.
15 May 2011
Please note that applications for these grants need to be submitted to NZCOM no later than 15 July 2011.
11 May 2011
The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP), Health Workforce New Zealand (HWNZ) and the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) have published proposals for a new model of GP training.
28 April 2011
The Vodafone New Zealand Foundation, in association with SYHPANZ (Society of Youth Health Professionals Aotearoa New Zealand), is offering the second Vodafone New Zealand Foundation Fellowship in Youth Health Leadership.
11 April 2011
Minister of Health, Tony Ryall launched the four demonstration sites for the diabetes nurse prescribing project at Auckland District Health Board on April 7.
