Minister of Health Tony RyallWednesday 24 February 2010, 3:21PM
The Government has expanded eligibility for its voluntary
bonding scheme for health graduates working in hard to staff areas
and specialties.
Health Minister Tony Ryall said, "South Canterbury has been added
to the list of hard to staff regions, and surgical nursing has been
added to the list of hard to staff specialties which qualify for
the scheme."
The voluntary bonding scheme encourages health graduates to
establish careers in hard to staff specialities and communities in
New Zealand by offering student loan debt write offs or cash
incentives over three to five years.
"Demand in the first year of the scheme far exceeded expectations.
We estimated around 350 Doctors, nurses and midwives may apply but
confirmed more than 890 recent graduates."
Registrations for this year's intake will close on Friday 30 April
2010.
The full list of hard-to-staff categories and the terms and
conditions of the Scheme are available on the bonding website
www.moh.govt.nz/bonding
