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No NZ training for fitting amputees with prosthetics

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No NZ training for fitting amputees with prosthetics

By: Newstalk ZB staff | New Zealand News | Friday May 11 2012 10:44

 

It's emerged there is no capacity in New Zealand to train people who help fit amputees with prosthetic limbs.

The Artificial Limb Board has told a Parliamentary committee there is currently no tertiary qualification available for prosthetists in the country.

It says efforts have been made to fix the problem but because only a small number of qualified people are needed it's not economically viable for tertiary institutions to provide the training.

The nearest tertiary provider is based in Melbourne.

Photo: Getty Images

 

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