NATIONAL’S PLAN TO ADDRESS NURSING SHORTAGE

Our health system has been falling apart on Labour’s watch and this is no better illustrated than by the massive shortage of nurses and midwives we have seen in recent years.

It has been estimated that, across the country, we are currently short about 4000 nurses needed in order to deliver the healthcare that New Zealanders expect and deserve. This is a major factor in the longer wait times and overcrowded emergency departments we have seen and experienced too much of, and urgent action must be taken before it starts to cost lives.

A big part of this shortage is due to the aggressive recruitment