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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 27]
Public hospital specialists over-stretched
Tuesday, 11 October 2011, 4:53 pm | ASMS
“Already stretched public hospital specialists are facing even more strain from excessive demands being put on them due to specialist shortages in what is a systemic crisis,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried ... More >>
Medical specialist shortage costing taxpayer millions
Sunday, 25 September 2011, 4:41 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The continuing shortage of medical specialists in New Zealand is costing taxpayers millions and is harming patient health, the union representing senior doctors and dentists says. More >>
Concern About Temporary Fix for Specialist Doctor Crisis
Sunday, 11 September 2011, 2:36 pm | ASMS
Media Statement For Immediate Release, sunday 11 September 2011 “Concern About Temporary Fix for Specialist Doctor Crisis” More >>
Innovative support for provincial public hospitals welcomed
Friday, 2 September 2011, 3:07 pm | ASMS
“Senior doctors welcome the innovative support for provincial public hospitals announced by Health Minister Tony Ryall,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today. The Health and Education ... More >>
Doctors call on health bosses to negotiate honourably
Thursday, 1 September 2011, 12:17 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“A national meeting of the Presidents and Vice Presidents of the ASMS’s 26 branches today has called on DHB health bosses to negotiate honourably as we seek to bring our protracted national collective agreement negotiations to a conclusion,” said ... More >>
Senior doctors call on health bosses to negotiate honourably
Thursday, 1 September 2011, 9:45 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
"A national meeting of the Presidents and Vice Presidents of the ASMS's 26 branches today has called on DHB health bosses to negotiate honourably as we seek to bring our protracted national collective agreement negotiations to a conclusion," ... More >>
“decisions need to be made over health spending”
Tuesday, 30 August 2011, 4:40 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“The Government and district health boards need to make key decisions over health spending,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today. More >>
Senior Doctors To Meet Over Workforce Shortage Crisis
Monday, 29 August 2011, 12:10 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
Senior Doctors to hold Special Meeting to Consider Workforce Crisis (First 'Specialist Shortage Alert' published) More >>
Senior Doctors To Hold Special Meeting Over Workforce Crisis
Sunday, 28 August 2011, 5:03 pm | ASMS
“Senior Doctors To Hold Special Meeting Over Workforce Crisis” The union representing senior doctors and dentists employed by DHBs around the country are holding a special meeting on 31 August which will consider the specialist workforce crisis in New Zealand ... More >>
Health minister’s commendable call threatened
Sunday, 21 August 2011, 4:26 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“Health Minister Tony Ryall has made a commendable call for more specialists to have greater broader generalist skills. Unfortunately this is threatened by the serious specialist workforce crisis in our public hospitals,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive ... More >>
Speech: Powell - DHBs
Sunday, 31 July 2011, 12:16 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
GETTING OUR PECKSNIFFIAN DHBS OUT OF THEIR ORGONE – WITH THE HELP OF COMMON SENSE: ‘DISTRIBUTIVE CLINICAL LEADERSHIP’ More >>
Required in Senior Hospital Doctor Workforce Crisis
Tuesday, 31 May 2011, 1:00 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“Strategic leadership is required if the senior hospital doctor workforce crisis is to be solved,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today. Mr Powell was responding to the release of reports ... More >>
Claims Of Hospital Unsustainability False
Thursday, 14 April 2011, 12:08 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“Claims Of Hospital Unsustainability False” “Claims by Southern District Health Board bosses that Queenstown’s Lakes District Hospital is clinically and financially unsustainable are false and unfair on the hospital’s highly respected doctors and ... More >>
Paper to Australian Medical Assn Conference: Cusps
Wednesday, 13 April 2011, 11:30 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
‘Cusp’ is an interesting word which has a particular pertinence to New Zealand’s health system at the moment. It has particular usages in astrology, astronomy and anatomy, for example. In plain language it is a point that marks the beginning of ... More >>
Health bosses need to pull fingers out over Dunedin hospital
Friday, 1 April 2011, 3:13 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“Health bosses at the Southern District Health Board need to pull their fingers out over waiting times at Dunedin Hospital’s emergency department,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today. More >>
Health Workforce Boss Got It Badly Wrong
Tuesday, 29 March 2011, 5:44 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“Health workforce boss Des Gorman has got it badly wrong in his comments on specialist doctor staffing in public hospitals,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today. More >>
Queenstown Senior Doctor Cuts Based On Non-Existent Review
Sunday, 27 March 2011, 3:36 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“The proposal to cut senior doctor staffing at Queenstown’s Lakes District Hospital by 25% is based on a non-existent review,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today. More >>
Mixed Messages on Proposed Qtown Hospital Privatisation
Friday, 11 March 2011, 5:07 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“Health bosses at Southern DHB are giving mixed messages on the Chief Executive’s proposal to privatise Queenstown’s public hospital, Lakes District Hospital,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, ... More >>
Cancer Specialists Shortages Highlight Wider Crisis
Wednesday, 16 February 2011, 10:33 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
"The reported shortage of cancer specialists in the lower North Island highlights the wider specialist workforce crisis in public hospitals," said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today. More >>
The best health care system in the world.
Thursday, 18 November 2010, 12:04 pm | ASMS
But what do our patients expect when their lives and ours intersect? Do they expect mediocre care? Do they expect us to achieve wide variances in diagnostic accuracy? Do they expect us to have 275,000 adverse drug events per year in New Zealand? Do ... More >>
