{"id":29463,"date":"2024-10-06T03:57:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T03:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=29463"},"modified":"2024-10-06T03:57:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-06T03:57:15","slug":"study-subsidies-strengthening-nsws-health-workforce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2024\/10\/06\/study-subsidies-strengthening-nsws-health-workforce\/","title":{"rendered":"Study subsidies strengthening NSW\u2019s health workforce"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>More than 3,900 students across NSW have already benefitted from the Minns Labor Government\u2019s $120 million investment in tertiary health study subsidies, with all subsidies now awarded for the 2024 calendar year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recipients of the subsidies include 1,840 nursing students, 280 midwifery students, 1,020 allied health, 520 medical students and 262 paramedical students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students beginning their degrees will receive subsidies of $4,000 per year over three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The subsidies, announced as part of the 2023-24 Budget, are also expected to support a further 8,000 healthcare students over the next four years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students seeking to receive the subsidy in 2025 can apply from mid-January 2025 and must be willing to make a five-year commitment to the NSW public health system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The subsidies form part of a series of measures introduced by the Minns Labor Government to further strengthen the state\u2019s health workforce, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Implementing the Safe Staffing Levels initiative in our emergency departments<\/li><li>Providing permanent funding for 1,112 FTE nurses and midwives on an ongoing basis<\/li><li>Abolishing the wages cap and delivering the highest pay increase in over a decade for nurses and other health workers<\/li><li>Beginning to roll out 500 additional paramedics in regional, rural and remote communities.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The full list of 2025 eligible workforce groups will be available in October 2024 on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.nsw.gov.au\/careers\/Pages\/health-study-subsidies.aspx\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NSW Health website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Premier Chris Minns:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am so pleased more than 3,900 people across NSW have already benefitted from our health worker study subsidies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe subsidies help students with costs such as fees, technology, travel, and helps us keep talented people here in NSW, working in the country\u2019s largest public health system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAttracting skilled healthcare workers is a longstanding challenge, and while there is a long way to go rebuilding our healthcare system, we are committed to doing it so that people can access the care they need, when they need it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Minister for Health Ryan Park:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are shoring up the future of our health workforce in NSW and we\u2019re honouring our election commitment to reducing financial barriers to studying healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen we boost our health workforce we improve health outcomes, it\u2019s as simple as that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s encouraging to see such a strong subscription of these subsidies.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 3,900 students across NSW have already benefitted from the Minns Labor Government\u2019s $120 million investment in tertiary health study subsidies, with all subsidies now awarded for the 2024 calendar year. The recipients of the subsidies include 1,840 nursing students, 280 midwifery students, 1,020 allied health, 520 medical students and 262 paramedical students. 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