By Rowan Quinn of RNZ Medical jobs are going unfilled as part of a crackdown on hospital recruitment , despite Te Whatu Ora Health NZ saying otherwise. RNZ has heard from multiple hospital workers throughout the country who say clinical jobs in their departments are being left vacant — and a senior hospital leader has written to staff about the “overly complex and bureaucratic” recruitment process. In June, Te Whatu Ora instigated a hiring freeze on all roles that were “not patient facing” to try to rein in its budget, but its language around whether that applied to any medical jobs was murky.
It said all clinical roles that “needed” to be filled would be, but did not answer questions about what that meant in practice and whether any were being turned down..
