Clinical Training Agency Purchase Intentions 2008/2009Date of publication: July 2008
Summary of publication
The 2008/09 Clinical Training Agency Purchase Intentions outlines the Clinical Training Agency’s (CTA) anticipated purchases of clinical training for the 2008/09 financial year. The report also highlights key projects and activities that will be undertaken during the period, and signals some areas for future development.
Planning and managing the purchase of post-entry clinical training for New Zealand health professionals is the CTA’s core business. However, the CTA also has a strong role in leading and supporting workforce development across the health and disability sector. The CTA has been at the hub of several workforce developments across the health and disability sector.
2007/08 saw significant success in increasing the funding available for training. The CTA baseline budget has increased to approximately $120.2 million in 2008/09, including increased funding of more than $10 million for ongoing provision of the Nursing Entry to Practice (NETP), and Midwifery First Year of Practice (MFYP) programmes, as well as increased General Practice training places, and an additional 40 medical graduates expected in 2009.
The funding available for registered nurse training doubled through the introduction of two new nursing training programmes, Nursing Entry to Practice Programme (NETP) and CTA Postgraduate Nursing.
Key projects for 2008/09 include the development of a new funding model for the training purchases, and the implementation of the outcomes of the surgery review, and of the new funding model for Maori health training.
The Ministry context has changed significantly since the publication of the 2007/08 Purchase Intentions. The CTA is now part of the Health and Disability National Services Directorate, which brings together the Ministry’s national contracts for clinical training, disability support, population screening, personal health and public health. Given that the new Directorate has a focus on excellence in the management of contracted services, further enhancements to business processes are anticipated over time.
Work in partnership with the Minister’s Medical Training Board also commenced in earnest this year, and real progress is being made towards the implementation of enhanced medical training outcomes in 2008/09 and beyond.
Related information
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Publishing information
Date of publication: July 2008
Citation: Ministry of Health. 2008. Clinical Training Agency Purchase Intentions 2008/2009. Wellington: Ministry of Health. |
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