Dr Bryan Betty: General Practice New Zealand Chair on the strains across all sectors of the health system

Hospitals and Emergency Departments throughout the nation are reporting significant delays from staff shortages. Labour have introduced a workforce action plan to recruit more workers and National today announced they would set up a medical program at Waikato University to boost placements. General Practice New Zealand Chair Dr Bryan Betty says there's strain across all sectors of the health system, with a third of GPs unable to take on patients.  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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