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Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 July 1937, Page 5

The unwisdom of so many young New Zealand doctors going home to England to. specialise and then returning to find but little outlet for their talents was emphasised by Dr Jefcoate Harbutt, who returned to Auckland last week from England. The overreadiness of young doctors to go to England had many disadvantages, he said, and affected the number of house surgeons available for New Zealand hospitals. ‘‘ We are gradually setting up a class of medical practitioner wlio has become a specialist in England and who, after he returns to Now Zealand, finds there is little for him to do in his particular branch, ’ ’ commented Dr. Harbutt. “He finds it necessary to Ido work as a general practitioner and (he may ultimately become a poor (specialist and a poor general practijtioner, largely because for some years he may' not have done general work.”