Date Time NSW Health welcomes record number of interns More than 1,000 interns will begin working in the NSW Health system today – a record number of new starters and the most of any state or territory in Australia. “These junior medical officers join NSW Health at a remarkable time in our history,” Richard Griffiths, Acting Deputy Secretary, NSW Health said. “They come to us in the middle of an unprecedented, world-wide pandemic and have the unique opportunity to play a vital role in in our extraordinary health system.” This year, NSW has a record number of 1,041 intern positions, an increase of 35 per cent since 2011.