"Otago and Southland District Health Boards’ bosses must listen to the decision of Southland senior doctors to oppose the proposed merger of the DHBs," said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today.
“Senior doctors voted overwhelmingly last Friday to focus on achieving a pathway to competitive terms and conditions of employment in our national collective agreement negotiations with district health boards next year in order to help overcome the detrimental effects of our medical workforce crisis,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today.
Senior doctors are warning the public and government that reported health funding cuts will be devastating for patients,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today. Mr Powell was responding to reported expected health funding cuts of 5-10% in Auckland next year.
“We are chuffed that the government has listened to advice from us and others on the health proposed by the Ministerial Review Group (Horn Report),” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today.
“Health restructuring proposed by the Horn Report risks increasing bureaucracy, time wastage, and generating paralysis in decision-making,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today.
“The announcement of the formation of the new clinically national fetal medicine network by Health Minister Tony Ryall is strongly supported by senior doctors,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today.
“The report to the Minister of Health released today promises a mix of fuddle, muddle and disguised potential privatisation,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today.
“Waikato District Health Board bosses have in effect frozen senior doctor and other clinical appointments despite the serious senior doctor shortage,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today.
“Health Minister Tony Ryall’s announcement of the formation of the National Cardiac Clinical Network is strongly welcomed by senior doctors,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today...
“The Commission set up to look at competitive terms and conditions of employment for senior doctors employed by district health boards has confirmed how vulnerable this situation is for standards of patient care in New Zealand,” said Mr Ian Powell...
"Top-down decision-making by health bosses creates potential risks for health services on the West Coast and also possibly for Nelson-Marlborough,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today.
“The Budget has both pluses and minuses for the public health system which is going to be under increased pressure,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today.
“The OECD report on the New Zealand health system is ideological bonkers and should be binned by the government,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today.
“Senior doctors don’t want district health board deficits to be used to justify cuts to health services,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today.
“Health Minister Tony Ryall’s announcement today of increased funding to improve the emergency department at North Shore is very welcome because of the intense pressures and safety threats patients, doctors and nurses currently face. But the senior doctor workforce crisis must also be addressed . . .
“Senior doctors welcome Health Minister Tony Ryall’s commitment requiring district health boards to transform their decision-making by introducing genuine clinical leadership,” ...
“Health Minister Tony Ryall’s instructions to district health boards requiring them to institute effective clinical leadership are absolutely tickety boo, as Billy Connolly might say,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today...
The initiative announced today by Health Minister Tony Ryall provides a positive challenge for the health system for which senior doctors will be keen to contribute...
“Senior doctors are warning district health boards about cost cutting in response to the economic recession” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today...