Due to increased interest in the availability of Nurse Practitioners, NZLocums are encouraging NPs interested in long term/permanent positions to find out more about registering with our organisation. We are particularly interested in hearing from Nurse Practitioners with a broad scope and background in primary care or rural health. We have some exciting opportunities […]
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Welcoming arriving doctors back to the office for Orientation
This month’s Orientation took place at the NZLocums offices in Wellington, for the first time since COVID hit New Zealand. With the recent move to Level 1, it was a pleasure to be able to host the doctors in person and welcome our presenters back to the office, creating a more personable Orientation experience. Joining […]
Read moreCancellation of Health Aotearoa 2020 conference
On Thursday, 27 August the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioner’s Board unanimously agreed to cancel the Health Aotearoa conference that was set to happen in November this year. The College have made the following statement: ‘The decision was not made lightly, especially because we’ve postponed the conference once already this year. However, it’s […]
Read moreAnnouncing Health Aotearoa 2020!
You will recall that the WONCA Asia Pacific conference scheduled for April was postponed due to COVID-19. We are very pleased to announce today that the conference is going ahead at Auckland’s Aotea Centre from 5 – 7 November 2020 under a new name: Health Aotearoa 2020. This change reflects the domestic nature of the […]
Read moreRural GP Network secures more support for rural general practice
The New Zealand Rural General Practice Network has brokered an agreement with the Ministry of Health to extend locum support to keep vulnerable rural general practices operating as they come under mounting pressure as a result of Covid-19. Read the letter to rural practices. Find more information about Covid-19 Pandemic Emergency Roving Locums.
Read moreAdvice for provisionally registered GPs/IMGs currently in NZ wanting to assist at COVID-19 test centres
In the last few days NZLocums have received enquiries from some of our international trained doctors, currently working as rural GP locums, wishing to assist with Covid-19 testing. We are aware of the immediate critical need to support our rural regions. The MCNZ has confirmed that doctors registered in a provisional general scope of […]
Read moreNZLocums COVID-19 latest update
[ Updated 29 April 2020 ] As the COVID-19 situation evolves, NZRGPN and NZLocums have been monitoring developments across the country and the globe and we are acting in a proactive manner to mitigate the impact to our teams and all those we work closely with: our members, locums, rural practice teams and our partners. […]
Read moreNZ based GPs – COVID-19
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic currently sweeping across the globe, we anticipate there is a likelihood a number of overseas GPs may decide not to travel to NZ at this present time or over the next few months. This will reduce our capacity to assist practices and may leave some without a GP. In […]
Read moreTake an advantage of NZLocums Orientation programme
Four doctors from countries including the UK, Canada, Australia and the Netherlands attended NZLocums Orientation for overseas trained GPs and Practice Nurses held in Wellington from 2 – 4 March. The three-day Orientation course introduced them to New Zealand’s health system and numerous important aspects of living and working in New Zealand including cultural induction […]
Read moreWONCA NZ 2020 conference postponed because of Coronavirus
[ Update ] A new date for the conference announced: Thursday, 5 – Saturday 7, November 2020. It is with regret that the Board of The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners has announced the postponement of WONCA NZ 2020 based on the uncertainty around COVID-19 (Coronavirus). The Ministry of Health are supportive of […]
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