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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 34]
Disastrous Industrial Relations Strategy
Monday, 19 March 2007, 10:21 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“District health boards have adopted a disastrous industrial relations strategy that could lead to the health system bogged down in industrial strife by the middle of the year and undermining our health system,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director ... More >>
Senior Doctor Burn-Out Survey No Surprise
Wednesday, 14 February 2007, 3:35 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“The survey revealing high levels of senior doctor burn-out at Christchurch Hospital is no surprise and part of a national pattern,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today. More >>
Nats Surprise Support For Health Unions Welcomed
Tuesday, 9 January 2007, 8:37 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“The National Party’s surprise support for health unions is welcome,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today. More >>
DHB Health Bosses Hypocritical
Tuesday, 9 January 2007, 12:09 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“District health board bosses are being hypocritical over salary increases for their staff,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today. Mr Powell was responding to the DHBs defence of their ... More >>
Senior Doctors Concerned About Otago DHB
Friday, 5 January 2007, 12:12 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“We are concerned that the Otago District Health Board may have a predetermined position over Dunedin Hospital’s emergency department and that the supposed consultation process is a farce,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association ... More >>
DHB bosses must rethink industrial strategy
Wednesday, 3 January 2007, 3:22 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
"District health board bosses must use the holiday break to rethink their disastrous industrial strategy," said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today. More >>
Patient Safety Change Applauded
Monday, 18 December 2006, 5:11 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“The decision of the government to amend the health sector code of good faith to confirm and clarify its original intention is to be applauded and Minister of Labour Ruth Dyson is commended for her positive initiative,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive ... More >>
DHB's exploiting low paid health workers
Wednesday, 13 December 2006, 11:33 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
"District health boards are exploiting the vulnerability of its low paid health workers forcing them to take limited strike action today," said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today. More >>
"Health boards bungle workers negotiations"
Wednesday, 29 November 2006, 10:52 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
"District health boards have bungled the laboratory workers collective agreement negotiations creating a debacle with serious risks of permanent disabilities and possible deaths to patients," said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association ... More >>
DHBs Bungle Laboratory Workers Negotiations
Wednesday, 29 November 2006, 9:17 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“District health boards have bungled the laboratory workers collective agreement negotiations creating a debacle with serious risks of permanent disabilities and possible deaths to patients,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association ... More >>
Unfair Allegations About Wanganui Hospital
Tuesday, 28 November 2006, 9:20 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“Senior doctors working at Wanganui Hospital are upset about unfair and excessive allegations that their hospital is unsafe,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today. More >>
Doctors refer negotiation impasse to mediation
Wednesday, 22 November 2006, 5:00 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
"Senior doctors have referred the continued impasse in their protracted national collective agreement negotiations with district health boards to mediation," said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, ... More >>
Otago DHB facing death by a 1,000 cuts
Monday, 20 November 2006, 3:38 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
"Senior doctors are very concerned that services provided by the Otago District Health Board is facing death by a 1,000 cuts," said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today. More >>
Iam Powell Speech On DHBs
Wednesday, 15 November 2006, 12:55 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
District Health Boards Threaten Medical Workforce Development In New Zealand: The Folly Of A ‘Health System In One Country’ Approach More >>
Senior Drs Vote For Unprecedented Stopwork Mtgs
Friday, 3 November 2006, 4:42 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“Senior doctors have overwhelmingly voted to hold unprecedented national stopwork meetings if the impasse in their national collective agreement negotiations with district health boards continues,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the ... More >>
Brown’s Address to the 2006 ASMS Conference
Thursday, 2 November 2006, 2:35 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
Ian and staff of the ASMS, Jeff and national executive members, esteemed medical colleagues kia ora koutou. Thank you for the opportunity to comment on your presidential address. It’s an honour, but also a challenge; I don’t want to be the swine feasting ... More >>
Collective agreement impasse key issue
Wednesday, 1 November 2006, 5:58 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
"The impasse in the national collective agreement covering senior doctors employed by district health boards will be a key issue in our Annual Conference over the next two days," said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried ... More >>
Whanganui DHB Bungles Laboratory Decision
Thursday, 19 October 2006, 3:58 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“The Whanganui District Health Board has bungled its provisional decision to privatise its hospital laboratory,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today. Mr Powell was responding to the decision ... More >>
“Senior Doctors Welcome Laboratory Decision
Wednesday, 18 October 2006, 10:16 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“Senior doctors welcome the decision of the Hawkes Bay District Health Board over the awarding of its community testing laboratory contract,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today. The ... More >>
Massive Surpluses Should Rescue Public Hospitals
Wednesday, 11 October 2006, 9:38 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“The government should use part of its massive fiscal surpluses to rescue our financially squeezed and devalued public hospitals,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today. Mr Powell was commenting ... More >>
