A medical school leader says they've been waiting to be allowed to train more doctors.  

If elected, Labour's promised to train an additional 335 doctors every year from 2027, with numbers increasing from next year.  

National previously announced a new medical school at Waikato University, which would provide 220 extra places by 2030.  

Otago University Acting Dean of Medicine, Tim Wilkinson, told Mike Hosking that they're not able to train more than the Government allows.  

He says there's plenty of people who want to be doctors, most would be good doctors, but they haven't been able to train more until now. 

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