新西兰精神卫生部长保证在冻结雇用时不对服务产生影响;计划每年增加500名精神卫生工作人员。 NZ Mental Health Minister assures no impact on services amid hiring freeze; plans 500 annual mental health workforce growth.

新西兰心理健康部长Matt Doocey声称,新西兰卫生部冻结雇用新西兰卫生部雇员的做法对心理健康服务没有影响,并承诺在必要时进行个人干预。 New Zealand's Mental Health Minister, Matt Doocey, claims a hiring freeze at Health New Zealand/Te Whatu Ora is not impacting mental health services and has pledged personal intervention if necessary. 他的说法受到新西兰精神病学家学院院长Hiran Thabrew博士的质疑,他注意到招聘问题。 His assertions were contested by Dr. Hiran Thabrew, chair of the New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, who noted recruitment issues. Doocey已确认计划每年将精神卫生工作人员队伍增加500人,并正在制定一项以精神病学为重点的全面劳动计划。 Doocey confirmed plans to grow the mental health workforce by 500 annually and is developing a comprehensive workforce plan focusing on psychiatry.