Nurse exodus creates alarm as numbers stagnate or fall

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Nurse exodus creates alarm as numbers stagnate or fall

Angus Chambers 2023
GenPro chair Angus Chambers
Te Whatu Ora is projecting a slight fall in practice nurse numbers over the next decade despite forecasting 10 per cent growth in the overall nursing , p10 Number of RN - Primary Health Care (all) Workforce per 100,000 60+ age population graph, Te Whatu Ora projections predict primary healthcare nursing numbers will fall far short of meeting the needs of the ageing population Source: Te Whatu