ASMS

We are the union for salaried doctors and dentists.

We promote, protect and support the interests of our members in all aspects of their working lives. We are working for an equitable, accessible public health care system that meets the needs of all New Zealanders.

Publications

Health Dialogue

“My employer is exhausting”

Burnout in the senior medical workforce five years on
Building the workforce pipeline, stopping the drain
Health Matters

Framing the full story of health
‘Making up for being female’

Work–life balance, medical time and gender norms for women in the New Zealand senior medical workforce
Path to Patient Centred Care

Discussion on the potential benefits of patient centred care and what needs to happen to truly achieve it
Bullying in the New Zealand senior medical workforce: prevalence, correlates and consequences
Issue 13 – Future intentions of the New Zealand DHB-based senior medical workforce
Issue 12 – “Tired, worn-out and uncertain”

Burnout in the New Zealand public hospital senior medical workforce
Issue 11 – Superheroes don’t take sick leave

Presenteeism in the New Zealand senior medical workforce - a mixed-method study
Issue 10 – Proposed privatisation of hospital laboratories: weighing the risks of unintended consequences
Issue 9 – Reality Check: the myth of unsustainable health funding and what Treasury figures actually show
Issue 8 – Waitemata DHB’s ‘Package of Care’ Elective Surgery Model: A costly experiment?
Issue 7 – A Public Hospital for 2026: Queenstown
Issue 6 – The Future of the Leaking Bucket