A call to action, as Gisborne hospital staff shortages become even more critical
A call to action, as Gisborne hospital staff shortages become even more critical
4 April 2025
The region's been struggling with recruitment - especially of senior doctors.
Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Executive director Sarah Dalton says money is needed to keep staff, adding they raised concerns when vacancies reached 35-percent last year.
She says they're now at 44-percent.
Dalton says patients are now having to be flown out of Gisborne for treatment.
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