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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 45]
Significant Superannuation Advances For Doctors
Thursday, 2 May 2002, 1:45 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“New Publication Records Significant Superannuation Advances For Senior Doctors” “Significant advances have been made in the provision of subsidised superannuation for senior doctors employed by district health boards,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive ... More >>
Senior Doctors Commend National MP's Criticism
Sunday, 28 April 2002, 2:58 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“Senior doctors commend National Party MP Dr Paul Hutchison for his strong criticism of the proposal for mandatory reporting of doctors and other health professionals,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, ... More >>
Senior Doctors Want Chaplain Funding Restored
Sunday, 21 April 2002, 6:53 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“Senior doctors want the recently cut government funding for chaplains working in public hospitals restored,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today. More >>
Editorial Requires Urgent Ministerial Action
Tuesday, 12 March 2002, 9:19 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“The issues raised in the NZ Medical Journal editorial by Auckland senior doctors over the crisis in the Auckland District Health Board requires urgent action by the Minister of Health,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of ... More >>
Whakatane Hospital Senior Doctors Pleased
Monday, 25 February 2002, 1:33 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“Senior doctors at Whakatane Hospital are pleased with the mediation of their dispute with the Bay of Plenty District Health Board over onerous working conditions,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, ... More >>
Whakatane Senior Doctors Resolve To Refer Dispute
Tuesday, 5 February 2002, 9:10 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“Whakatane senior doctors employed by the Bay of Plenty District Health Board have decided to refer their dispute with management over onerous working conditions to mediation in an effort to find a way through the impasse,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive ... More >>
Whakatane Senior Doctors To Hold Stopwork Meeting
Tuesday, 29 January 2002, 1:40 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“Whakatane senior doctors employed by the Bay of Plenty District Health Board are to hold a 2-hour stopwork meeting on Monday 4 February in protest over their onerous working conditions,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of ... More >>
“Nurses Strike Doomed To Fail”
Friday, 25 January 2002, 9:56 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“The Canterbury nurses planned 15-day strike is doomed to fail for four main reasons,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today. More >>
Hillmorton Closure Must Not Be Exploited
Friday, 18 January 2002, 4:16 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“The temporary closure of Hillmorton Hospital for clinical grounds must not be exploited in order to slip in a privatisation agenda,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today. Mr Powell was commenting ... More >>
Senior Doctors Welcome Progress In Canty Dispute
Thursday, 17 January 2002, 3:06 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“Senior doctors welcome the cautious progress made in the mediation last night in the dispute over the collective agreement for nurses employed by the Canterbury District Health Board,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried ... More >>
Closure Of Hillmorton Hospital Justified
Wednesday, 16 January 2002, 10:03 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“Under the special extraordinary circumstances the decision of the Canterbury District Health Board to close mental health services at Hillmorton Hospital was made on sound clinical grounds and is justified,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the ... More >>
Senior Doctors Plead For Settlement Of Dispute
Wednesday, 16 January 2002, 12:01 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“Senior doctors employed by the Canterbury District Health Board are pleading with management and the affected unions to reach a settlement of their long and bitter industrial dispute,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of ... More >>
Other Public Hospitals May Have To Follow Rotorua
Tuesday, 11 December 2001, 3:59 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“Serious staff shortages may mean that other public hospitals may have to follow the example of Rotorua Hospital and not admit patients with acute medical conditions requiring hospital admission,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association ... More >>
Cautious Welcome To Health Funding
Monday, 10 December 2001, 4:59 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“The three-year health funding package announced today for district health boards is cautiously welcomed but more details are needed before it can be fully evaluated,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, ... More >>
ASMS Submission To Dr Parry Inquiry
Thursday, 6 December 2001, 9:54 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
We have serious concerns that the nature of the Inquiry process could jeopardise the important relationship of trust between sufferers and helpers, between the responsible statutory bodies charged with giving substance to that trust and the House of Representatives ... More >>
National Party Misses Boat On New Medical Position
Wednesday, 14 November 2001, 5:41 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“National Party health spokesperson Dr Lynda Scott has missed the boat in her attack on the Health Minister’s decision to create a new Principal Medical Officer position,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, ... More >>
Presidential Address to ASMS Conference
Wednesday, 14 November 2001, 9:20 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
Change is inevitable. Many of us feel that there is something fundamentally wrong with the health care system in which we work— it often has the wrong priorities, the wrong processes for selecting our leaders and the wrong incentives for driving ... More >>
Senior Doctors Welcome Health Minister’s Decision
Monday, 12 November 2001, 11:36 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“Senior doctors welcome Health Minister Annette King’s decision to establish a new Principal Medical Officer position that will be able to directly report to her,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, ... More >>
MP Should Stand Down From Select Committee Inquiry
Thursday, 1 November 2001, 12:45 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“MP Philidda Bunkle should stand down from the Health Select Committee inquiry into the issues relevant to Dr Parry,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today. More >>
Senior Doctors Need Compensation For Onerous Roste
Friday, 5 October 2001, 5:06 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“Senior doctors in public hospitals need better compensation for the stressful work they are required to work on onerous after-hours call rosters,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today. Mr ... More >>
