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Hunter health boost
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ealth services in the Hunter region received a shot in the arm last week, with Hunter New England Health (HNEH) announcing a record intake of graduate doctors to be put to work in hospitals across the district. HNEH said 112 new interns will complete their two-year post-graduate training contract in the region, completing ten rotations around the district’s hospitals. Around 100 graduates will be introduced to their training through a newly redesigned orientation program at John Hunter Hospital, which familiarises interns with hospital procedures and offers them the opportunity to “buddy” with a member of staff for a week to help ease them into their employment in the health sector. Manager of Hunter New England Health’s prevocational junior medical officer network, Jeanette Chadban said the initial feedback on the new program from graduates had been positive. “Our interns are strongly supported by many highly skilled senior clinicians who gladly share their expertise to assist the transition from doctors-in-training to qualified practitioners,” she said. “The new program ensures the graduates are confident and job-ready.” The district continues to attract a high number of graduates and according to Ms Chadban, an