Pathology medical manpower planning in New Zealand results of 1977 survey.
As part of Medical Manpower Planning in New Zealand, a survey conducted by the New Zealand Society of Pathologists in association with the Royal College of Pathologists of Australia shows that at present there are 116 pathologists practising in New Zealand, a ratio of one to 27 000 population. This is far short of the requirement of 1:20 000, for which an additional 40 pathologists is required now, with an average annual requirement of 11 additional pathologists over the next nine years.
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