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

Matt Heath & Tyler Adams Afternoons - A podcast by Newstalk ZB

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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