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Farid Farid

Emergency doctors demand NSW health workforce boost

Emergency doctors want major parties to commit to funding for staff retention ahead of the election. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Labor and the Liberals are being urged to to boost the NSW healthcare workforce ahead of the state election in order to cut patient wait times.

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine warns that healthcare workforce shortages, due in part to deficits in long-term planning and resourcing, are among the key challenges facing the NSW health system.

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