Nursing and midwifery associations, seriously concerned about the performance of Health Workforce New Zealand (HWNZ), have identified areas in which improvement is required to restore health workforce confidence in HWNZ’s ability to meet its core functions. The signatories to the open letter (attached) - the New Zealand Nurses Organisation, the New Zealand College of Midwives and the College of Nurses Aotearoa [NZ] – believe that greater rigour and engagement by HWNZ is required to ensure health workforce planning meets future health service need.

Contacts:
Susanne Trim, professional services manager, New Zealand Nurses Organisation
Phone: 0800 28 38 48 email: susannet@nzno.org.nz
Prof Jenny Carryer, executive director, College of Nurses Aotearoa [NZ]
Karen Guilliland, executive director, New Zealand College of Midwives

Download the open letter to Health Workforce New Zealand (PDF, 260KB)