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Decision on proposed Waikato medical school taking too long - union (www.rnz.co.nz)

submitted 1 month ago by Dave to c/politics

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The junior doctors' union says a decision on the proposed Waikato Medical School is taking too long.

The Ministry of Health is progressing a business case and cost benefit analysis to decide if the $380 million school in Hamilton should go ahead.

It was working with the University of Waikato, which would be home to the country's third medical school, and Health New Zealand.

The school aimed at producing more GPs to plug dire shortages, particularly in rural and regional areas.

Resident Doctors Association secretary Dr Deborah Powell said it was frustrating a decision had not been made already.

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[–] BalpeenHammer 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

What good does it do to train more GPs if they are just going to go overseas after they graduate?

[–] Dave 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It sounds like you're trying to solve the root cause of problems. I don't think that's how politics works.

[–] BalpeenHammer 2 points 1 month ago

I am not under the delusion that root cause of problems can be solved (presuming they can be determined in the first place). As long as we hold on tight to capitalism we will only treat the most superficial of symptoms.

[–] Dave 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Interesting that this government has been "we can use urgency to skip due process because we campaigned on these things, people voted us in, so therefore the details are all perfect and don't need scrutiny" and yet them campaigning on opening a new medical school didn't get the same treatment.

[–] absGeekNZ 2 points 1 month ago

Because how does a new medical school help the rich?

If it isn't tax cuts, then they are not interested