WORKFORCE PROJECTIONS

 

	There were 509 specialists working in general medicine in New Zealand in 2000, reflecting a steady growth in numbers since 1994.
	The specialist to population ratio for general medicine in 2000 was 1:25,371.
	There is great need for more generalists in medicine and it is estimated that there are vacancies for 50 general physicians nationwide.1

 ¹ The Health Workforce: A Training Programme Analysis, CTA, 2001, 63