MIL OSI – Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists – Press Release/Statement
Headline: Health board gets $7m to pay its bills
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The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) is the professional association and union uniting doctors and dentists in New Zealand.
14 September 2015
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Otago Daily Times, Eileen Goodwin
The financially stressed Southern District Health Board has been given a $7 million cash injection so it can pay its bills, Health Minister Dr Jonathan Coleman has confirmed. Decisions on giving the board more money would not be made until a 2015-16 budget is agreed, Dr Coleman said in a statement. ”The appointment of a commissioner [to run the board] was based on the need to deal with the deteriorating financial issues, and to move the DHB to a more sustainable position over time to where we can plan for their overdue hospital rebuild,” Dr Coleman said. Read the full article here.
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