Tēnā koe Josh,

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) to Manatū Hauora (the Ministry of Health) on 22 May 2024.

Apologies for the delay in responding to you.

Manatū Hauora does not hold any information relating to your request;
however, I have been advised that the requested information is more
closely connected with the functions of Nursing Council.  Therefore, I
have referred your request to the Nursing Council. Please expect a
response from the Nursing Council in due course.

 

Ngā mihi

OIA Services Team
Manatū Hauora | Ministry of Health
[1]Ministry of Health information releases 

 

 

------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: Josh <[2][FOI #26938 email]>; 
Received: Wed May 22 2024 13:57:33 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)
To: OIA Requests <[3][email address]>; OIA
<[4][email address]>; 
Subject: Official Information request - nurses from Ireland and the UK
have transferred their registration to New Zealand
 

Dear Ministry of Health,

Could you please provide the data as below:

How many nurses from Ireland and the UK have transferred their
registration to New Zealand? And among them, how many are currently
practising or have practised in New Zealand?

Concerns have been raised that nurses from Ireland and the UK are
primarily using their New Zealand nursing registrations as a means to
eventually obtain Australian nursing registrations, without actively
contributing to or benefiting New Zealand's healthcare sector. Why does
the New Zealand Nursing Council support this practice instead of
considering measures such as temporary registration until nurses have
acquired a minimum of two years of work experience in New Zealand?

Yours faithfully,

Josh
 

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Kia ora Josh

 

Thank you for your request, forwarded by Manatū Hauora Ministry of Health.
We should be able to provide you with some high-level numbers next week.

 

In the meantime, please have a look at the [1]quarterly data reports on
our website.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Frances Redpath (she/her)

Te Kaunihera Tapuhi o Aotearoa │ Nursing Council of New Zealand

 

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From: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2024 2:04 PM
To: Josh <[FOI #26938 email]>
Cc: Media <[email address]>
Subject: Request for official information: H2024042048 CRM:0114229

 

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Tēnā koe Josh,

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) to Manatū Hauora (the Ministry of Health) on 22 May 2024.

Apologies for the delay in responding to you.

Manatū Hauora does not hold any information relating to your request;
however, I have been advised that the requested information is more
closely connected with the functions of Nursing Council.  Therefore, I
have referred your request to the Nursing Council. Please expect a
response from the Nursing Council in due course.

 

Ngā mihi

OIA Services Team
Manatū Hauora | Ministry of Health
[4]Ministry of Health information releases 

 

 

------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: Josh <[5][FOI #26938 email]>; 
Received: Wed May 22 2024 13:57:33 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)
To: OIA Requests <[6][email address]>; OIA
<[7][email address]>; 
Subject: Official Information request - nurses from Ireland and the UK
have transferred their registration to New Zealand
 

Dear Ministry of Health,

Could you please provide the data as below:

How many nurses from Ireland and the UK have transferred their
registration to New Zealand? And among them, how many are currently
practising or have practised in New Zealand?

Concerns have been raised that nurses from Ireland and the UK are
primarily using their New Zealand nursing registrations as a means to
eventually obtain Australian nursing registrations, without actively
contributing to or benefiting New Zealand's healthcare sector. Why does
the New Zealand Nursing Council support this practice instead of
considering measures such as temporary registration until nurses have
acquired a minimum of two years of work experience in New Zealand?

Yours faithfully,

Josh
 

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Kia ora Josh,

 

As advised by the Ministry of Health, your query has been passed to us
here at the Nursing Council for response.

 

Please see below figures, which relate to Internationally Qualified Nurses
(IQNs) added to the register during registration year 2023/24 (01/04/2023
– 31/03/2024):

               

Number Registered Number that have held
01/04/2023 - 31/03/2024 an APC with Nursing
Council
IQN with previous
registration in UK 4997 4876
IQNs with previous
registration in Ireland 1342 1327
Total IQNs registered
(including other countries) 12341 12121

 

Note that this represents the number of newly registered IQNs with either
the UK or Ireland as their most recent registration country, which is not
necessarily the country in which they gained their initial nursing
qualification.  For context, the total number of IQNs registered in the
time period are also provided.  Figures presenting the most recent
registration country of newly registered IQNs are regularly published in
our quarterly data report, which can be found on our website: [1]Workforce
statistics (nursingcouncil.org.nz)

 

The second column presents the number of each group that have held at
least one Annual Practising Certificate (APC) allowing them to practise in
New Zealand, however it should be noted that this does not necessarily
mean that they have practised or are practising here.

 

The Nursing Council is required to register nurses who meet the prescribed
qualifications, are fit for registration and are competent to practise in
New Zealand, and to promptly consider all applications under section 17 of
the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003. Workforce
planning, development and retention is not a function of the Nursing
Council under that Act.  

 

 

Ngā mihi

 

Frances Redpath (she/her)

Te Kaunihera Tapuhi o Aotearoa│Nursing Council of New Zealand

 

Please note, I don't work Wednesdays. If you receive an email from me
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From: Media <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2024 8:30 AM
To: Josh <[FOI #26938 email]>
Cc: Media <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Request for official information: H2024042048 CRM:0114229

 

Kia ora Josh

 

Thank you for your request, forwarded by Manatū Hauora Ministry of Health.
We should be able to provide you with some high-level numbers next week.

 

In the meantime, please have a look at the [2]quarterly data reports on
our website.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Frances Redpath (she/her)

Te Kaunihera Tapuhi o Aotearoa │ Nursing Council of New Zealand

 

Please note, I don't work Wednesdays. If you receive an email from me
outside of normal business hours, I am sending it at a time that suits me.
I do not expect that you will read, respond to, or action if outside of
your regular working hours.

 

From: OIA Requests <[3][email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2024 2:04 PM
To: Josh <[4][FOI #26938 email]>
Cc: Media <[5][email address]>
Subject: Request for official information: H2024042048 CRM:0114229

 

You don't often get email from [6][email address]. [7]Learn why
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Tēnā koe Josh,

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) to Manatū Hauora (the Ministry of Health) on 22 May 2024.

Apologies for the delay in responding to you.

Manatū Hauora does not hold any information relating to your request;
however, I have been advised that the requested information is more
closely connected with the functions of Nursing Council.  Therefore, I
have referred your request to the Nursing Council. Please expect a
response from the Nursing Council in due course.

 

Ngā mihi

OIA Services Team
Manatū Hauora | Ministry of Health
[8]Ministry of Health information releases 

 

 

------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: Josh <[9][FOI #26938 email]>; 
Received: Wed May 22 2024 13:57:33 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)
To: OIA Requests <[10][email address]>; OIA
<[11][email address]>; 
Subject: Official Information request - nurses from Ireland and the UK
have transferred their registration to New Zealand
 

Dear Ministry of Health,

Could you please provide the data as below:

How many nurses from Ireland and the UK have transferred their
registration to New Zealand? And among them, how many are currently
practising or have practised in New Zealand?

Concerns have been raised that nurses from Ireland and the UK are
primarily using their New Zealand nursing registrations as a means to
eventually obtain Australian nursing registrations, without actively
contributing to or benefiting New Zealand's healthcare sector. Why does
the New Zealand Nursing Council support this practice instead of
considering measures such as temporary registration until nurses have
acquired a minimum of two years of work experience in New Zealand?

Yours faithfully,

Josh
 

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