The government has boosted its pay equity offer for Te Whatu Ora nurses by $1.5 billion in a bid to end a long-running dispute over pay rates and backpay.
The Government's new offer brings the total value of the pay equity settlement to $4 billion.
There will be 830 more nurses training each year in New Zealand, says health minister Ayesha Verrall.This will address pressures felt by frontline health ...
The Government has added $1.5 billion to an interim pay equity settlement that if accepted will see nurses employed by Te Whatu Ora receive additional ...
Minister of Health Ayesha Verrall says the Government is backing a sustained improvement plan for New Zealand's health workforce."Protecting.
The Government has launched a major plan to plug significant healthcare worker shortages that are currently forecast to see nearly 13,000 extra nurses and ...
The release of a national Health Workforce Plan today is an exciting step towards mobilising growth within our Māori workforce and ensuring Māori have a ...
Health Minister Ayesha Verrall says it includes programmes to increase Māori participation in secondary school science, technology, engineering, mathematics, ...
A new national health workforce plan released today is stepping up efforts to increase kaimahi Māori in the health sector. According to Te Whatu Ora figures ...
New Zealand is estimated to need to increase recruitment by 8000 nurses and 3400 doctors on top of meeting current staffing levels to deal with demand out ...
If accepted, the offer would see nurses employed by Te Whatu Ora receive additional increases to pay rates and a $15000 lump sum payment.
The "leadership model" for mental health services in Southland will become more collaborative, Te Whatu Ora Southern says.
A hard-fought settlement offer for public nurses is a headache for the aged care sector.
The College of Midwives says the plan announced today designed to address health workforce shortages is overall positive and significant.