trainer says
Nursing schools have united to call for doubling the numbers, but health officials say the current funding that has already significantly increased numbers, will continue as it is.
Māori make up nine percent of the 612-strong practitioner workforce, versus 17 percent of the population.
The national coordinator of training Josephine Davis said that was too low, even though the approach was proven to produce skilled medical professionals committed to staying in their Māori or rural communities.
Link to article: Timely to increase Māori nurse practitioners numbers, trainer says | RNZ News
