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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 5]
Dire State Of Hospital Infrastructure Comes As No Surprise
Wednesday, 10 June 2020, 11:29 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists says rundown hospital buildings, cramped working space and failing IT systems are part of the everyday working conditions for hospital staff and the result of long-term neglect. The government has released ... More >>
Urgent Need To Plug Information Gaps On Clinical Covid Infections
Friday, 29 May 2020, 2:30 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The lack of detail on the transmission of Covid-19 in clinical environments will send shudders through the health workforce, says the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists. A report in the New Zealand Herald , based on Ministry of Health figures, ... More >>
Finger-wagging At Senior Doctors Unhelpful
Monday, 18 May 2020, 2:25 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists is concerned some senior geriatricians are being used as scapegoats over a decision to transfer a group of Covid-19 positive rest home residents to Waitakere Hospital. Seven nurses at the hospital ended up ... More >>
Health Funding Injection A Big Step In The Right Direction
Tuesday, 12 May 2020, 1:40 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists says the government’s pre-Budget funding announcement delivers a welcome shot in the arm for a health system which has been teetering on the edge. The Finance and Health Ministers have announced an ... More >>
A Big Thank You From Senior Hospital Doctors And Dentists
Friday, 1 May 2020, 12:17 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
Following the move out of Level 4 lockdown, the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, representing senior hospital doctors and dentists, wants to extend a huge thank you to New Zealanders for their efforts in staying home and keeping people ... More >>
Reset Button Needed On Health And Disability System Review
Thursday, 30 April 2020, 6:15 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists suggests Heather Simpson should go back to the drawing board and rewrite aspects of the Health and Disability System Review in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis. The Review panel’s final recommendations ... More >>
Thanks for sharing – health workforce Covid data welcome
Wednesday, 8 April 2020, 3:37 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists is welcoming today’s release by the Ministry of Health of the numbers of health care workers who have tested positive for Covid-19. More >>
Call For Official Reporting Of Covid Infection Among Health Care Staff
Wednesday, 8 April 2020, 10:10 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists is calling for the numbers of medical professionals who contract Covid-19 through clinical work to be formally collected and included in official updates. Many countries in Europe and Asia have been officially ... More >>
Coronavirus: Medical Professionals Are The Cinderella Of This Public Health Emergency
Monday, 6 April 2020, 8:40 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
Specialists are being undervalued when they should be celebrated. OPINION: Public health medicine specialists have been at the frontline of the fight against coronavirus in New Zealand both in advising the government, leadership and operational implementation, ... More >>
Urgent Plea Over Theft And Hoarding Of Critical Hospital Supplies
Friday, 27 March 2020, 10:34 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists is putting out an urgent plea for people to stop taking hospital supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE). ASMS members at several DHBs have raised concerns that essential equipment needed to fight ... More >>
Flu Jab Will Help Boost Frontline Fitness
Wednesday, 18 March 2020, 1:28 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
Government moves to bring forward the flu vaccine rollout and prioritise healthcare and hospital staff are positive steps in protecting frontline health workers at a critical time, says the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists. DHBs will now ... More >>
Conjuring Up Doctors No Easy Task
Tuesday, 17 March 2020, 5:25 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists is welcoming the Government’s dedicated $500m health package to fight Covid-19 but warns there aren’t enough doctors to go around. The measures include strengthening intensive care capacity ... More >>
Loss Of Orthopaedic Surgeons Will Exacerbate Estimated 33% Shortage Of Senior Doctors
Thursday, 13 February 2020, 1:19 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The loss of two long-standing orthopaedic surgeons at Wairarapa DHB will exacerbate an already serious staffing shortage at Wairarapa DHB, says the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists. ASMS has just released the results of a staffing survey carried ... More >>
DHBs Need To Employ GPs Directly To Ease Shortages
Wednesday, 12 February 2020, 4:11 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists says a chronic shortage of family doctors in Northland is no surprise. RNZ is reporting that the shortage means patients are waiting up to two weeks to see a GP, while Whangarei Hospital is sending about ... More >>
Hutt Valley DHB running short on senior doctors
Tuesday, 4 February 2020, 10:57 am | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Hutt Valley District Health Board is operating with a significant shortage of senior doctors, according to a staffing survey carried out by the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists. ASMS has been looking at senior doctor staffing levels ... More >>
Health infrastructure investment part of much-needed catchup
Wednesday, 29 January 2020, 4:47 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists is pleased to see the government committing to much-needed investment in health infrastructure, with many facilities and hospitals running at breaking point. More >>
Plunging DHB deficits prove the pie is too small
Friday, 17 January 2020, 6:36 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
Reports that DHB deficits are set to plunge even further this year are yet more proof that underfunding is bringing hospitals to their knees, says the new Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, Sarah Dalton. More >>
Hospital planners need to 'listen up'
Wednesday, 18 December 2019, 3:00 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The senior doctors’ union says if New Zealand wants public hospitals which are fit for purpose into the future, DHBs and planners need to listen to the experts who work in them. More >>
Doctors call for reversal of food industry self-policing
Tuesday, 17 December 2019, 1:27 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
MEDIA RELEASE For immediate use 17 December 2019 Doctors call for urgent reversal of food industry self-policing in battle against obesity More >>
Tribute to ASMS members in the wake of the Whakaari tragedy
Monday, 16 December 2019, 1:11 pm | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
This week’s tragedy on Whakaari/White Island has grabbed headlines across the country and around the world. ASMS wishes to express its deep sympathy for the victims and their families. More >>
