Ian Powell announces departure from New Zealand’s largest medical union
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists The high-profile head of the senior doctors’ union is to resign at the end of next year. Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) executive...
View ArticleFairWay review process legal and appropriate
Source: Accident Compensation Commission (ACC) Released 06/07/18 Our clients, and the public in general, can have complete confidence that ACC is administering its dispute resolution process legally...
View ArticleJAMA Forum: The role of health information technology in administrative costs
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists – Press Release/Statement: Headline: JAMA Forum: The role of health information technology in administrative costs HIT doesn’t actually seem to be...
View ArticleACC proposal unlawful and breaches health and safety
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists “ACC’s proposal to disestablish over 100 jobs in its clinical services directorate is unlawful and causing unnecessary stress for affected staff,”...
View ArticleMembers vote online and reject DHB offer
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation Media Release 10 July 2018 Nursing and Midwifery DHB MECA rejected The democratic, online...
View ArticleMinistry welcomes Counties Manukau to the National Bowel Screening Programme
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health Another 65,000 New Zealanders will have access to free bowel screening from today with Counties Manukau District Health Board joining the National Bowel Screening...
View ArticleCanterbury DHB prepares for NZNO strike
Source: Canterbury District Health Board New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants have voted to strike from 7am Thursday 12 July until 7am Friday 13 July....
View ArticleHauora Tairāwhiti braces for strike action
Source: Tairawhiti District Health 10 July 2018 NZNO nurses and healthcare assistants have rejected a fourth DHB settlement offer and Hauora Tairāwhiti is now making final adjustments to contingency...
View ArticleNurses’ strike underway
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Nurses’ strike underway Nurses around the country are on strike for 24 hours from 7am Thursday 12 July, after...
View ArticleNestlé awards postgraduate scholarship to dietetics student
Source: Massey University From left: Associate Professor Rozanne Kruger, Nestlé New Zealand Wellness Manager Amanda McDermott, dietetics student and scholarship recipient Katrina Shepherd and Nestlé...
View ArticleMore support and facilities needed for breastfeeding senior doctors
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists “Breastfeeding senior doctors returning to paid work in public hospitals after parental leave need suitable facilities and enough time to express...
View ArticleSyphilis deaths highlight need for proper health sector resourcing
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists “The heart-wrenching news that babies have died from syphilis underscores yet again the importance of properly funding and resourcing essential...
View ArticleACC medical advisors on strike today
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists The majority of highly experienced senior doctors employed by ACC to assess medical claims have gone on strike this morning for improvements to their...
View ArticleDHB MECA update
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation Media Statement 18 July 2018 NZNO and DHB MECA negotiations update The New...
View ArticleHealth Minister at the crossroads: which way to improve the public health...
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Health Minister at the crossroads: which way to improve the public health system? “The Minister of Health needs...
View ArticlePlunket nursing in Te Reo
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Plunket Society – Release/Statement Headline: Plunket nursing in Te Reo Plunket Nurse Te Rongopai Clay Mackay is fluent in Te Reo and is using her language skills to...
View ArticleHealth and Independence Report 2017
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health The Health and Independence Report is the Director-General of Health’s annual report on the state of public health in New Zealand. The 2017 report presents an...
View ArticleLong wait times sign of deeper problems with health resourcing
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists “The long wait for important diagnostic scans at one of the country’s largest district health boards is yet another sign of unmet patient need...
View ArticleCancer, camellia and saddleback research awarded
Source: Massey University (Back row from left) Ruby Roach, Dr Sita Venkateswar (President Graduate Women Manawatu). (Middle Row) Loanna Logan, Shannon Ormond, Anne Walker (Chair Graduate Women Manawatu...
View ArticleProfessor Douwes appointed to EPA Board
Source: Massey University Professor Jeroen Douwes, director of the Centre for Public Health Research. Professor Jeroen Douwes, director of the Centre for Public Health Research, has been appointed to...
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