To the Editor: The article in the Journal by Leach and colleagues highlights workforce shortages in the Australian health care sectors.1
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- 1 Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists, Perth, WA.
- 2 PaLMS Pathology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW.
Correspondence: president@aacb.asn.au
- 1. Leach MJ, Segal L, May E. Lost opportunities with Australia’s health workforce? Med J Aust 2010; 193: 167-172. <MJA full text>
- 2. Forsman RW. Why is the laboratory an afterthought for managed care organizations? Clin Chem 1996; 42: 813-816.
- 3. Legg M, et al. The Australian pathology workforce crisis. Sydney: Department of Health and Ageing, Diagnostic Services Branch, 2008. http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/health-patholreport-wforceoct08.htm (accessed August 2010).
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