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Ayesha Verrall: Labour's Health Spokesperson on their promise of guaranteed jobs for nursing graduates
Published 4 days, 23 hours ago
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Labour says there's no excuse for keeping the nursing hiring freeze in place.
It's promising to give every graduate nurse a job offer once they pass their exams.
The policy would cost $525 million over four years, using currently unallocated funding increases set aside in each Budget to cover health system cost pressures.
Health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall told Mike Hosking it includes a four-day-a-week job – traditionally offered to graduates so they can spend some time continuing studies.
She says they've been offered three days a week under this Government, with the aim of cutting costs.
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