Dr Ayesha Verrall: Labour health spokesperson on the party promising to train hundreds more doctors by 2027

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Labour says the pandemic showed a need for more local healthcare worker training. The party's announced it'll train another 335 doctors every year from 2027- and increase medical school places from next year. Health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall says they've already increased the workforce by 2,000 people. "So I think the National Party's attack line - that this should've happened earlier - is negated by the fact that we already grew our workforce. We're now choosing a different way." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.