TOO MANY DOCTORS

Evening Star, Issue 21824, 13 September 1934, Page 9

TOO MANY DOCTORS

YET HOSPITAL BOARDS SHORT A MEDICAL ANOMALY [Per United Press Association.] HAMILTON, September 13. An anomalous position concerning the supply of doctors was referred to by Mr J. Banks, of Rotorua, at a meeting of the Waikato Hospital Board to-day. Air Banks pointed out that students were not being accepted for the Medical School at Dunedin because the authorities claimed that there were too many trained doctors in New Zealand for the work available. On the other hand, the hospital boards were finding it difficult to secure the services of doctors. I 1 or sixty-eight positions offered recently, only thirty applications were forthcoming. T he Chairman, Mr J. ,T. Rulmrn, said there was no doubt that the board had difficulty in obtaining doctors. At present one was wanted for Waikato Hospital, and another for Rotorua.,