Medical workforce shortages: Why finding and training more doctors isn’t the whole answer

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Medical workforce shortages: Why finding and training more doctors isn’t the whole answer

Richard Stubbs
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Advanced practice practitioners (APPs) are healthcare providers that are not physicians, but through advanced education and clinical training, are able to perform medical activities typically performed by a physician [Image: Oluwaseyi Johnson on Unsplash]
Workforce, or a lack thereof, continues to be the dominant issue facing the health professions in New Zealand. Our hospitals and general practices