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Budget misses mark on workforce: Rescue remedy needed as too few medical graduates ever specialise

21 June 2023

Sarah Dalton

Wednesday 21 June 2023, 12:00 AM

mind the gap CR Bruno Figueiredo on Unsplash

The gap between the number needed and actual doctors in training is estimated to reach 300 by 2027 [Image: Bruno Figueiredo on Unsplash]

A positive disruption is needed to correct underinvestment in New Zealand’s regulated health practitioners, writes Sarah Dalton

Let’s get all our registrars into training programmes. Let’s make it clear there will be jobs for them on completion The Budget in an election ye

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Prostate cancer consultations are common in primary care and there is no one approach to testing and treatment that fits all patients. Urologist Simon van Rij discusses the key considerations and options for personalised care, appropriate investigation and treatment

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