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Andrew Dickens: We're training doctors for no reason
It’s no secret to anyone that we do not have enough doctors in New Zealand.
Recent policy moves to attract more qualified overseas doctors have been eagerly received. As have directives to increase the number of doctors we train locally - the Government's decision to fund another 50 medical school places from next year, increasing the cap to 639 first-year students.
But what is the point of training more doctors if we don’t have jobs for them?
Medical Council data showed 30 percent of medical graduates left the country within 10 years.
They leave because Health NZ do not fund enough jobs. The…
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