Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS)
Working for better health care in New Zealand
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) – Toi Mata Hauora represents the professional and industrial interests of senior salaried doctors and dentists around New Zealand. Most of our members are employed by district health boards in New Zealand's public hospitals but some also work in hospices, union health centres and other places. Our membership also includes salaried GPs.
ASMS promotes the right of equal access for New Zealanders to high quality health services, articulates our members' professional concerns, advises members on employment-related matters, negotiates collective employment agreements on behalf of ASMS members, and supports workplace empowerment and distributive clinical leadership.
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Inside The Frontline Of The Mental Health Crisis
Friday, 26 November 2021, 6:45 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
A new report by the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora reveals 45% of psychiatrists would like to leave their job in the face of soaring demand for mental health services. The report ‘ Inside the Frontline of the Mental ... More >>
Senior Doctors Relieved By Swift Covid Booster Rollout
Monday, 15 November 2021, 4:53 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora is pleased to see the Government moving so quickly on rolling out Covid boosters. The Government has announced that boosters will be available from November 29th for those who received ... More >>
Senior Doctors Need More Than Hollow Words As Australia Comes Knocking
Friday, 22 October 2021, 3:58 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora is calling on the Government to put words into action when it comes to valuing frontline health workers, with Australia poised to bring in thousands of extra clinical staff. The Health Minister ... More >>
Priority MIQ For Essential Health Workers Applauded
Wednesday, 20 October 2021, 2:53 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora is welcoming the Government’s announcement to guarantee 300 Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) spaces a month for much-needed health professionals. Border closures have exacerbated ... More >>
Endemic Covid Will Expose Lack Of Health Workforce Investment And Cost Lives
Thursday, 14 October 2021, 12:41 pm | ASMS
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialist Toi Mata Hauora says endemic Covid is set to expose the long-term lack of investment and planning in New Zealand’s health workforce, costing lives. The Government has detailed how the health system ... More >>
Mandatory Vaccination Welcome - Booster Planning Next Step
Monday, 11 October 2021, 5:54 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora says planning for Covid boosters must follow today’s decision on mandatory vaccination for health workers. ASMS welcomes mandatory vaccination for health workers as a common-sense ... More >>
Welcome End To Residency Uncertainty – Now Let’s Sort MIQ
Thursday, 30 September 2021, 11:00 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora says the Government’s move to fast-track residency visa applications is a positive step, but urgent consideration now needs to be given to prioritising medical staff into MIQ. Thousands of people ... More >>
A Roadmap To Health Equity By 2040
Tuesday, 28 September 2021, 10:36 am | ASMS
A new report finds that, based on current trends, it will take a century for Māori to catch up with pakeha New Zealanders in terms of life expectancy. The Creating Solutions Te Ara Whai Tika report by the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists ... More >>
Senior Doctors Call For Strong Clinical Voice To Lead Health Reforms
Thursday, 23 September 2021, 12:21 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora welcomes the appointment of one of its members to the interim board of Health New Zealand, saying the voice of frontline clinicians must be heard as the Government pushes forward with sweeping ... More >>
Ten-year Mental Health Plan Could Prove A Long Wait
Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 4:17 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora is greeting a new plan to improve mental health with cautious optimism but warns ten years could prove a very long wait. The Government has announced a ten-year strategy – Kia Manawanui ... More >>
Residency shambles for essential health staff
Monday, 30 August 2021, 10:57 am | ASMS
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora is calling on the Government to urgently address residency difficulties for doctors and other desperately needed health workers. More >>
Vaccine fast-tracking needed for medical families and whānau
Friday, 20 August 2021, 4:02 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora is calling for families and whānau of medical staff to be fast-tracked for Covid vaccination. More >>
Indicators Framework Won’t Solve Health Staffing Crisis
Friday, 6 August 2021, 3:59 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora says what would make a real difference to patient care in New Zealand is key indicators on safe and sufficient staffing levels. The Health Minister Andrew Little has announced that ... More >>
Senior Doctors To Hold Stopwork Meetings
Wednesday, 14 July 2021, 10:48 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
Senior hospital doctors and dentists who are members of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists will hold a series of stopwork meetings next month to discuss their stalled employment contract negotiations. Stopworks will be held at every DHB ... More >>
Patience Running Thin On Mental Health Upgrades
Thursday, 8 July 2021, 12:55 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora says patients and staff will be disappointed that an inquiry into progress on planned new mental health services has been knocked off the political agenda. Government MPs on Parliament’s ... More >>
Mental Health – A Tsunami Of Unmet Need
Wednesday, 23 June 2021, 9:51 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
A new report by the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora shows New Zealand cannot afford to waste another three years watching the crisis in mental health spiral further out of control. The report - What Price Mental Health? ... More >>
‘Fix-it’ Notice Needed On Critical Health System Understaffing
Friday, 18 June 2021, 1:10 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora says an urgent ‘fix-it’ notice needs to be issued to address an understaffing crisis across the health system. According to Radio New Zealand, Worksafe has issued Wellington Free Ambulance with ... More >>
Senior Doctors Throw Their Support Behind Striking Nurses
Wednesday, 9 June 2021, 8:55 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora is fully supporting striking nurses in their fight for fair pay and safe staffing. 30,000 members of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation are walking off the job for eight hours today ... More >>
Investment In Health Workforce Needs To Follow Budget Boost
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 4:39 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora says the Government is showing real commitment in trying to correct decades of underfunding in health, but it shouldn’t forget the commitment of the people who keep the system going. ... More >>
Senior Doctors Battle Entrenched Burnout
Friday, 7 May 2021, 9:00 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
A survey by the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora, shows one in two senior doctors are experiencing high levels of burnout and there has been no improvement in the past five years. Burnout is an occupational syndrome caused ... More >>
