STUDENTS enrolled in healthcare degrees in NSW can apply for up to $12,000 in subsidies to support them in their studies.
Subsidies are available for students of pharmacy among several other health professions.
It is estimated the subsidies will support around one-third of health graduates over the next three years.
Students successful in their application and beginning their degrees will receive subsidies of $4,000 per year over three years.
Existing students will receive one-off payments of $8,000 after acceptance of employment for a position within NSW Health.
There are a limited number of subsidies available, and applications will remain open until all subsidies are awarded.
Students also need to make a five-year commitment to working in the NSW public health system.
Premier of NSW Chris Minns said, "in recent years, we've seen hard-working NSW healthcare workers leave for other states, and the competition for graduates is just as tough".
"We are fulfilling our election commitment to recruit the next generation of health workers for the people of NSW, who rely on our public hospitals."
Minns concluded by saying that the govt was determined to ensure that pharmacists, nurses, paramedics, doctors and other allied health workers are there for patients when they need them.
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