Margie Apa: Health NZ CEO on the focus on increasing the number of nurses and doctors

There’s a particular focus on increasing the number of doctors in Health NZ's three-year Workforce Plan.  The plan looks at changing the way it delivers care and boosting training, overseas recruitment and retention of workers.   It shows New Zealand needs more than 5000 doctors in the next decade.  Chief executive Margie Apa told Heather du Plessis-Allan they recognise more work is needed to recruit doctors.  She says there's a lot that leave the country early in their careers, so Health NZ's looking at making advanced employment offers so they know they can come home.  Only half of this year’s nursing graduates recieved a job offer.  Apa says they're looking at other ways to create employment opportunities.  She says it could mean giving graduates temporary experience for a year or two.   LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.