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NZMA Welcomes Medical Training Board (MTB) Reports
Tuesday, 30 September 2008, 3:12 pm | New Zealand Medical Association
The New Zealand Medical Association (NZMA) has been eagerly awaiting the MTB report, and warmly welcomes the options highlighted in its reports/discussion papers released today. More >>
Debt relief system welcomed
Thursday, 18 September 2008, 2:16 pm | New Zealand Medical Association
A debt relief system for medical graduates could go a long way to help retain these young doctors in New Zealand, says the New Zealand Medical Association. More >>
National’s health policy welcomed
Thursday, 11 September 2008, 5:06 pm | New Zealand Medical Association
The New Zealand Medical Association welcomes the release today of Part 1 of the National Party’s health policy. More >>
No evidence of wide failure of maternity care
Friday, 4 July 2008, 10:52 am | New Zealand Medical Association
Publicity about the death of a baby during labour in Wellington is decreasing public confidence in the quality of maternity care in New Zealand, says the New Zealand Medical Association. More >>
GP fee comments unnecessary -- NZMA
Wednesday, 25 June 2008, 3:32 pm | New Zealand Medical Association
General Practitioners are annoyed that GP fees are once again being used as a political football by a Minister of Health, the New Zealand Medical Association says. More >>
Patients not offered the best treatment
Wednesday, 18 June 2008, 9:50 am | New Zealand Medical Association
New Zealanders with conditions such as Non Hodgkins Lymphoma, Multiple Sclerosis, Arthritis, Alzheimer’s and brain tumours may not have access to available medications because of funding constraints, NZ Medical Association chairman Dr Peter Foley told ... More >>
Patients will bear the brunt in funding decision
Friday, 13 June 2008, 1:59 pm | New Zealand Medical Association
The New Zealand Medical Association is hugely disappointed that two South Island District Health Boards have chosen to stop paying for laboratory tests for the patients of private specialists. More >>
Debt relief system welcomed
Tuesday, 27 May 2008, 12:37 am | New Zealand Medical Association
The New Zealand Medical Association today welcomed comments by National Leader John Key related to retaining the junior doctor workforce in New Zealand. More >>
NZMA Calls for New Approach to Industrial Dispute
Monday, 5 May 2008, 3:12 pm | New Zealand Medical Association
The New Zealand Medical Association (NZMA) today expressed deep concern over the continuing industrial impasse between the District Health Boards (DHBs) and the Resident Doctors Association, which has led to the second round of strikes planned for the ... More >>
Health Workforce Needs Support
Wednesday, 20 February 2008, 12:03 am | New Zealand Medical Association
The New Zealand health workforce needs to be appropriately supported to ensure serious and sentinel events are kept to a minimum, says the New Zealand Medical Association. More >>
NZMA supports HDC comments and urges action
Wednesday, 13 February 2008, 2:27 pm | New Zealand Medical Association
Today’s comments from the Health and Disability Commissioner about the safety of New Zealand’s hospitals need to be acted on urgently, says the New Zealand Medical Association. More >>
NZMA slams talk of “capped fees”
Thursday, 31 January 2008, 11:01 am | New Zealand Medical Association
The New Zealand Medical Association today strongly criticised politicians and some commentators for their uninformed and misleading comments about a “cap” on GP fees. More >>
Urgent action needed on industrial situation
Friday, 14 December 2007, 4:41 pm | New Zealand Medical Association
Urgent action is now needed to resolve the industrial situation for senior hospital doctors, says the New Zealand Medical Association. “It is a sad time for New Zealand when senior hospital doctors are forced into a situation where they feel strike action ... More >>
Government must stop ad hoc health planning
Thursday, 6 December 2007, 10:40 am | New Zealand Medical Association
The Government must ensure that crucial health planning is not conducted on an ad hoc basis in response to local financial crisis situations, the NZMA said today. Today’s Dominion Post reported plans to cut 30-50 doctors from the staff at Capital ... More >>
Maternity workforce shortages must be tackled
Friday, 30 November 2007, 9:03 am | New Zealand Medical Association
MEDIA RELEASE TO: All Health Reporters/Chief Executives/Press Officers FROM: Dr Mark Peterson, NZMA maternity spokesperson DATE: 29 November, 2007 More >>
HDC Report Raises Urgent Issues
Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 11:41 am | New Zealand Medical Association
The Health and Disability Commissioner’s report into the safety of patients at New Zealand hospitals raises important issues, many of which the New Zealand Medical Association has been pushing for some time. More >>
NZMA alarmed at industrial situation
Friday, 2 November 2007, 3:14 pm | New Zealand Medical Association
The New Zealand Medical Association today expressed alarm that the industrial situation in the public hospital sector has deteriorated to the stage where ASMS, the senior hospital doctors' union, feels forced to take the unprecedented step of holding a ... More >>
NZMA welcomes new Minister of Health
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 1:55 pm | New Zealand Medical Association
The New Zealand Medical Association welcomes David Cunliffe’s appointment as the Minister of Health today. More >>
GPs defend fees track record
Thursday, 27 September 2007, 11:24 am | New Zealand Medical Association
General Practitioners have a good track record of keeping their fees at reasonable levels, says the New Zealand Medical Association. “Given our track record, we are extremely surprised that the Government is suggesting that GP fees would rise unreasonably ... More >>
Extra medical students welcomed as first step
Thursday, 23 August 2007, 12:22 am | New Zealand Medical Association
The New Zealand Medical Association has welcomed the increase in medical student numbers for next year announced by the Government. “The NZMA has long called on the Government for action to help solve medical workforce problems, and this increase ... More >>
