The Government's bonding scheme has seen another six health workers start, or indicate they will be taking up jobs, with the Whanganui District Health Board (WDHB) this year.
The voluntary bonding scheme is aimed at attracting health workers to usually hard-to-staff areas of the country and bonded workers are already on the WDHB payroll.
Among the newcomers are two mental health nurses, two surgical nurses, one lead maternity carer (LMC) and a doctor.
Hentie Cilliers, regional general manager of human resources and organisational development for both the Whanganui and MidCentral DHBs, said the LMC was an independent position, and not an employee of the WDHB.
Mr Cilliers said although the four nurses would be on the board's payroll, the doctor would work here in a training position.