These workers are eligible for a place in the 300 dedicated MIQ spots but of the slots available to 15 December, only 79 of the 300 spaces had been filled. Minister of Health Andrew Little says the latest figures show 3861 critical health workers have arrived in New Zealand since April last year. ICU nurses are one of the categories of healthcare workers who are able to use a dedicated Class Border Exception to enter the country to work. Unfortunately, coming from South Africa she can't make plans to leave."
We have a number of nurses coming into the DHBs to work in intensive care and she would be one of the best. "We're desperate for her skills she's very, very versatile to work in all specialities. She is not a New Zealand citizen but has a New Zealand registration, a job offer at Tairāwhiti DHB and a visa lined up to work here but can't relocate because of the travel restrictions for very high risk countries.Īccent Health Recruitment's managing director Prudence Thomson says the restrictions are preventing some critical health workers getting through the border. Rena, an ICU nurse with 16 years' worth of experience in intensive and critical care, is working on the frontline of the pandemic in South Africa. The government banned travel from nine southern African countries in late November to curb the potential spread of the Omicron variant.
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The nurse has a New Zealand registration and a job offer at Tairāwhiti DHB.
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