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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.
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Beating Health Care Shortages Requires Fair Pay For Clinical Educators
Thursday, 6 October 2022, 2:12 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
Fair pay for tertiary education providers is vital in ensuring New Zealand’s future medical workforce receives proper training, Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Sarah Dalton says. Her words come on the day of historic strike action by the New ... More >>
Senior Doctors Share Allied Health Workers’ Frustrations
Monday, 16 May 2022, 10:36 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora says today’s strike by allied health workers is a clear sign of the frustration with DHBs’ attitude towards pay negotiations in the health sector. Up to 10,000 DHB staff who are members ... More >>
Staffing Shortages Elephant In The Room In Patient Backlog Plan
Wednesday, 4 May 2022, 11:02 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora says a plan to clear patient waiting lists must be matched with a plan to address huge workforce shortages across the health system. The Health Minister Andrew Little has announced a special ... More >>
Government Ghosting Health Workers
Tuesday, 3 May 2022, 4:11 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora says the Government continues to ghost health workers in the lead up to the Budget. In a pre-Budget speech, the Finance Minister Grant Robertson has said New Zealand’s economy has come through ... More >>
Tone Deaf DHBs Pay Peanuts For Staff Wellbeing
Saturday, 9 April 2022, 1:08 pm | ASMS
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora says DHBs are taking a lazy approach to staff wellbeing by making token payments and providing cheap snacks. Wellington’s Capital and Coast DHB has put $10 into staff accounts as a wellbeing ... More >>
‘No Crisis’ – Senior Doctors Beg To Differ
Thursday, 17 March 2022, 12:53 pm | ASMS
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora says senior hospital doctors would strongly refute claims by the Director General of Health that the health system is not in crisis. Dr Ashley Bloomfield is reported to have said there is no ... More >>
Red Flags Over Return To Work Health Rules
Tuesday, 8 March 2022, 4:35 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora is concerned that changing self-isolation rules and allowing Covid positive staff to return to work in hospitals, could encourage already dangerous levels of presenteeism and burnout ... More >>
DHBs Drop The Ball On Closing The Gender Pay Gap
Tuesday, 8 March 2022, 12:50 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora says International Women’s Day should make DHBs sit up and think about their failure to address the gender pay gap in the specialist workforce and fixing it must become a priority for ... More >>
‘Year Of Pain’ – Please Explain!
Tuesday, 22 February 2022, 4:36 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora wants the Government and District Health Board Chief Executives to publicly explain why senior doctors must experience a ‘year of pain’ before any pay increase will be considered. ... More >>
Senior Doctors Support Health Staff Strike And Share Frustrations
Friday, 18 February 2022, 11:23 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora fully supports planned strike action by 10,000 DHB workers who belong to the Public Service Association. The workers, who include a very broad range of health professionals such as contact ... More >>
New Health Leaders Must Focus On Improving Staffing And Valuing Workers
Monday, 20 December 2021, 4:27 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora says being a better employer and addressing critical staffing shortages must be at the top of the agenda for the country’s new health leaders. It has been announced that Riana Manuel, ... More >>
Hospital Investment Needs To Be Matched With Staffing Investment
Thursday, 16 December 2021, 12:16 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora says boosting hospital capacity and upgrading some facilities represents a much-needed catch-up in the country’s Covid preparedness, but the same priority must be given to critical understaffing. ... More >>
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 >>
