Sam Hazledine: Medrecruit owner says Andrew Little is being urged to wake up and smell the coffee over the state of our health workforce

Health Minister Andrew Little is being urged to wake up and smell the coffee over the state of our health workforce. A recruitment campaign to bring in intensive care nurses from overseas begins this week - two years after the start of the pandemic. In a radio interview speaking to Newstalk ZB's Heather Du Plessis-Allan yesterday, Little refused to admit there's an urgent need for doctors and nurses. Medrecruit owner Sam Hazledine says told Kate Hawkesby there's no doubt we're in a crisis, and the Government's been too slow. “At this point in time, we need to stop congratulating ourselves and giving ourselve high fives and actually looking at the reality.” LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.