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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.
Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) - Latest News [Page 14]
Propaganda about PPP benefits doesn’t stack up with evidence
Thursday, 24 August 2017, 2:56 pm | ASMS
“Private investment interests can try spinning the benefits of public private partnerships however they like but the international evidence shows quite clearly that they’re a flawed, expensive funding model,” says Ian Powell, Executive Director of the ... More >>
Flawed Public Private Partnership model
Saturday, 19 August 2017, 8:00 pm | ASMS
“A new public hospital for Dunedin is long overdue and very welcome but it needs to be fully funded by the Government instead of allowing private investors to profit at the expense of patient care,” says Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association ... More >>
Notifying DHB Chairs of Media Interest
Friday, 18 August 2017, 10:44 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
Notifying DHB Chairs of media interest fine as long as it’s not an attempt to control debate More >>
Senior Doctors Back Calls to Fix Flaws in Equal Pay Bill
Tuesday, 8 August 2017, 12:16 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The union for senior doctors and dentists working in public hospitals is backing calls for the Government to address serious flaws with its proposed equal pay and pay equity legislation. More >>
Patient care at Dunedin Hospital suffers
Friday, 4 August 2017, 1:25 pm | ASMS
Patient care at Dunedin Hospital suffers as a result of years of neglect and ignoring warnings from specialists More >>
Where Has Our Health Leadership Gone?
Monday, 31 July 2017, 9:10 am | ASMS
Address to the Hospital and Community Dentistry Conference in Christchurch by Ian Powell, Executive Director, ASMS More >>
Government message to DHB heads: ‘Keep quiet or else’
Thursday, 20 July 2017, 5:25 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“Treasury’s release of papers about Canterbury District Health Board’s (CDHB) financial performance appears to have been deliberately designed to intimidate and silence senior DHB officials who have dared to question the adequacy of government ... More >>
Why senior doctors are thinking of leaving public hospitals
Tuesday, 18 July 2017, 9:21 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
Feelings of disillusionment, exhaustion and low morale are driving senior doctors to consider leaving New Zealand’s public hospitals much earlier than they would otherwise. More >>
Budget Mental Health Funding Boost is a Cut in Real Terms
Wednesday, 7 June 2017, 10:26 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Government’s big Budget promises of additional mental health funding are nothing more than a cruel deception on people already struggling to get the help they need, says the Council of Trade Unions (CTU) and the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists ... More >>
Senior doctors welcome anti-bullying initiative
Monday, 29 May 2017, 1:46 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The senior doctors’ union is welcoming news of an agreement between Auckland District Health Board and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) to tackle bullying and other unprofessional behaviour. More >>
Health funding falls short of what is needed - again
Thursday, 25 May 2017, 4:22 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“The Government’s decision today not to fund public health care to the level needed is a serious blow for New Zealand’s communities,” says Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS). More >>
Closure of Taranaki trust yet another sign of neglect
Friday, 19 May 2017, 2:05 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“The closure of a Taranaki trust set up to pay for surgery for people who have been turned down by the public health system highlights yet another example of the Government’s failure to address high levels of unmet health need,” says Ian Powell, ... More >>
DHB being pushed into funding deal
Thursday, 18 May 2017, 11:17 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“The Government is trying to force a public ‘private’ partnership on the West Coast District Health Board that would take money away from patient care and hand it to third party investors,” says Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association ... More >>
Public hospital senior doctor numbers still too low
Tuesday, 9 May 2017, 3:52 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The number of senior doctors working in our public hospitals is not enough for the level of health care needed out in the community, says Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS). More >>
Women in medicine network takes off
Wednesday, 12 April 2017, 11:32 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
Nearly 3500 women doctors practising in New Zealand, or soon to be, have joined an online network since it was established in February. More >>
Clinical Leadership & Medical Workforce in DHBs
Saturday, 8 April 2017, 1:23 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
ADDRESS TO THE MEDICAL STUDENTS ASSOCIATION CLINICAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO, CHRISTCHURCH, 8 APRIL 2017 More >>
New research findings paint damning picture
Friday, 24 March 2017, 2:15 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
New research findings published in today’s New Zealand Medical Journal paint a damning picture of the level of unmet health need in this country, says Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS). More >>
Adequate time needed for outpatient appointments
Friday, 10 March 2017, 11:21 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The tragic situation of a woman who wasn’t told she had cancer until it was too late raises questions about the amount of time being allocated for outpatient appointments at the Waikato District Health Board, says Ian Powell, Executive Director of the ... More >>
Survey results take the pulse of a workforce under pressure
Thursday, 2 March 2017, 10:40 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
A survey reporting significant concern with under-staffing and inadequate resourcing in the public health system will resonate with senior doctors, says Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS). More >>
Senior doctors acknowledge Annette King’s work in health
Wednesday, 1 March 2017, 4:12 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The union for senior doctors, the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS), acknowledges the considerable work Labour’s Deputy Leader and health spokesperson Annette King has done in her time in Parliament and wishes her all the best for the ... More >>
