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Podcast: Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald
Episode: John MacDonald: How do you rate the Government's health workforce plan?
Description: How much faith do you have in the Government’s big announcement that it’s finally going to do something about the critical shortage of doctors, nurses and other health professionals? My quick answer is “not much”. Especially when you consider that it may not be around after October 14. Current forecasts say we will need nearly 13,000 extra nurses and more than 5,000 more doctors within a decade. Based on current population growth, an extra 1600 workers are going to be needed every year between now and 2032. Which means, if nothing changes, we could be short...