ASMS welcomes specialist led health system
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists welcomes former ASMS member Dr Ayesha Verrall into her new role as ...
News and Media Releases
Extend $1000 dental grants to those earning less than Living Wage
The increased special dental grants which take effect today should also be made available to all earning below New ...
Biting Costs
Heroic efforts in understaffed norm: How many full-time equivalents do we need, exactly?
This column by ASMS Executive Director Sarah Dalton previously appeared in NZ Doctor magazine.
Like so many of ...
Beating health care shortages requires fair pay for clinical educators
Fair pay for tertiary education providers is vital in ensuring New Zealand’s future medical workforce receives ...
The ugly state of Kiwi oral health
First published in NZ Doctor
A few weeks ago, ASMS quietly released our latest publication, Tooth be ...
Family Planning and ASMS ‘fully behind fully integrated abortion care in NZ’
Family Planning and the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists - Toi Mata Hauora say if one thing can be ...
Senior doctors share allied health worker’s frustrations
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora says today’s strike by allied health workers is a ...
Health Budget 2022 – Will we get better?
The Finance Minister Grant Robertson has said this year’s Budget will be all about health. We’ve written a ...
Staffing shortages elephant in the room in patient backlog plan
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora says a plan to clear patient waiting lists must be ...
Government ghosting health workers
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora says the Government continues to ghost health ...
What happens to my job under Health NZ?
On July 1st, DHBs will be disestablished and their functions will be taken over by Health NZ, including the ...