1 May 2023

National's plan to attract nurses not effective - Health Minister

From Morning Report, 8:10 am on 1 May 2023

We've been talking on Monday about National's proposal to attract more nurses and midwives into the profession.

The party plans to offer financial incentives... as long as participants agree to a bonding scheme, requiring them to work in New Zealand for five years.

But Health Minister Ayesha Verrall says the plan won't work.

She spoke to Corin Dann.