The Central Coast’s health workforce has been boosted with 65 medical interns joining Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) and taking up positions at Wyong and Gosford hospitals.
The interns will work with and learn from the CCLHD’s experienced and highly skilled medical staff in one of the world’s best health systems.
The new doctors starting their internship will enter a training program, receiving formal and on-the-job training in the region’s public hospitals.
The Central Coast cohort is part of more than 1,000 medical interns who have joined the NSW Health workforce to take up positions in public hospitals across the state.
Interns are medical graduates who have completed their medical degree and are required to complete a supervised year of practice to become independent practitioners.
They receive two-year contracts to rotate between metropolitan, regional, rural and remote hospitals to ensure the diversity of their experience.
They also rotate across different specialties during the intern year, including surgery, medicine and emergency medicine.
Minister for the Hunter and Member for Swansea Yasmin Catley said the additional staff would help provide more accessible healthcare services for the people in the Swansea electorate who travel to Wyong Hospital.
“It’s exciting to see the new junior doctors, as young professionals, settling into our electorate – the perfect place to live, work, and play,” she said.
“We’re thrilled to welcome them and wish them all a long, successful, and rewarding career here.”
Minister for the Central Coast and Member for Wyong David Harris said the region’s growing region was putting increasing pressure on its health services.
“This new cohort will help to ensure our busy hospitals are supported with the necessary resourcing,” he said.
Member for The Entrance David Mehan said increasing the number of doctors and nurses was essential to rebuilding the health system.
Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch said junior doctors had a vital role to play in hospitals and health facilities.
Yes it is great to see new doctors coming on board. To see and know the responsibilities, hours and what they give up & endure to assist people in need, then take a look at what they are paid the NSW Health and government should hang their heads in shame. They work longer more irregular hours ,study longer and. Are paid less than a first year school teacher. NSW Health pays doctors and nurses a lot less ham most other states. Who wants their family, friends and their own life depending on overworked and under paid doctors and nurses. NSW is losing so many nurses and doctors to other states. We don’t want the leftovers we want the BEST. Get the NSW Health system working at its best.
Who are the senior consultants who will be overseeing and training these junior doctors? There are currently none in Obstetrics, Gynaecology or Oncology at Gosford Hospital. Worthy of an investigaion.