George Jane E, Larmer Peter John, Kayes Nicola
Allied Health, West Coast District Health Board, PO Box 387, Greymouth 7840, New Zealand
School of Clinical Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
Rural Remote Health. 2019 Aug;19(3):4878. doi: 10.22605/RRH4878. Epub 2019 Aug 30.
Context and issues: The pipeline for the allied health, scientific and technical workforce of Aotearoa New Zealand is under growing pressure, with many health providers finding recruitment and retention increasingly difficult. For health providers in rural settings, the challenges are even greater, with fewer applicants and shorter tenures. As the health needs of rural communities increase, along with expectations of uptake of technologies and the Ministry of Health's strategy to ensure care is provided closer to home, being able to retain and upskill the diminishing workforce requires new ways of thinking. Lessons learned: Understanding the activity that has been undertaken by medical and nursing workforces in New Zealand and abroad, as well as the work of the Australian allied health workforce provides context and opportunities for New Zealand. The challenge is for educators, professional bodies, the Ministry of Health and health providers to develop new ways of thinking about developing a rural workforce for the allied health scientific and technical professions.
新西兰奥特亚罗瓦联合健康、科学及技术领域劳动力的培养渠道面临着越来越大的压力，许多医疗服务提供者发现招聘和留住员工愈发困难。对于农村地区的医疗服务提供者而言，挑战更大，申请者更少，员工任期更短。随着农村社区健康需求的增加，以及对技术应用的期望和卫生部确保在离家更近的地方提供护理的战略，要留住不断减少的劳动力并提升其技能，需要新的思维方式。经验教训：了解新西兰国内外医学和护理劳动力所开展的活动，以及澳大利亚联合健康领域劳动力的工作，为新西兰提供了背景和机遇。挑战在于教育工作者、专业团体、卫生部和医疗服务提供者要开拓新思路，为联合健康、科学及技术专业培养农村劳动力。
