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WORKFORCE PROJECTIONS
 | In 2000 there were 14 neurosurgeons active in New Zealand,
representing 3% of the total number of surgeons. In 2005 there
were four specialist trainees in neurosurgery located in New
Zealand.
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| The recommended specialist surgeon to population ratio for
neurosurgery is 1:175,000. The actual ratio in New Zealand in
2000 was 1:272, 643, indicating a significant shortage. 1 |
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The Health Workforce: A Training Programme Analysis, CTA, 2001,
, 101-104
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