Sarah Dalton
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 17 November 2025
Police are still searching the scene of a fatal house fire in Sanson following the death of three children and their father; There is concern the potential cost to early childhood centres to remove… Audio
Clinicians say patients at risk due to hospital IT issues
IT issues at Wellington Regional Hospital are putting patient care at risk and extending wait times, according to clinicians at the hospital. Sarah Dalton, the executive director of the Association Of… Audio
Health Minister takes deep dive into pay packets of doctors
The Health Minister has taken a deep dive into the pay packets and perks of senior doctors during a speech at their annual conference. Simeon Brown accused them of crossing an "ethical line" for… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 16 October 2025
Sarah Dalton from the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists spoke to Charlotte Cook following a speech from Health Minister Simeon Brown; Brendon Burns, a press gallery journalist through much… Audio
Medical specialists respond to speech from Simeon Brown
Sarah Dalton from the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists spoke to Charlotte Cook following a speech from Health Minister Simeon Brown. Audio
Doctors and dentists vote to join 90,000 striking workers
Four-thousand senior doctors and dentists have voted to join 90,000 workers across health and education in mega strike action later this month. Association of Salaried Medical Specialists executive… Audio
Senior doctors to go on strike
Senior doctors have voted to strike for 48 hours later this month, despite pleas from the Health Minister not to. Last week Simeon Brown asked Te Whatu Ora and the doctor's union to go into binding… Audio
Senior doctors refuse binding arbitration
The Health Minister is being warned to keep his nose out of pay negotiations with senior doctors.. with their union also claiming he could be breaching employment law. Yesterday Health Minister Simeon… Audio
Doctors from US, Canada and Singapore to have registrations fast-tracked
The Medical Council's moving to make it faster and easier for doctors who've been trained overseas to work here. Association of Salaried Medical Specialists executive director Sarah Dalton spoke to… Audio
Sick leave saga, public v private health claims
Mediawatch looks at the debate over whether private or public providers should be cutting waiting lists for surgery, or what combo of both will work best - and how sick leave suddenly surged to the… Audio
Sick leave saga, public v private health claims
Mediawatch looks at the debate over whether private or public providers should be cutting waiting lists for surgery, or what combo of both will work best - and how sick leave suddenly surged to the… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 7 May 2025
In today's episode, convicted double murderer Mark Lundy has been released from prison, more medical specialists are ditching the public health system in favour of working in private hospitals, a… Audio
Medical specialists ditching public health system: Data
The new data from the Medical Council and released by the senior doctors' union tracks the distribution of medical specialists between public and private work between 2022 and 2024. Association for… Audio
Senior doctors to walk off the job on May 1st
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists says the pay offer from Health New Zealand would have amounted to a pay cut, when inflation is taken into consideration. Executive director Sarah Dalton… Audio
More taxpayer funded surgery in private hospitals - pros & cons
The government wants private hospitals to do more elective surgery - will this help ease pressure on the public system, or undermine it? Audio
Is health insurance worth it for us and for NZ's health system?
Is health insurance worth the money? Ke-Xin Li went to find out. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 4 February 2025
In today's episode, members of the Waitangi Tribunal have been welcomed onto Te Whare Runanga marae ahead of the arrival of Kuini Nga Wai hono i te po, - the Kiingitanga and Te Pati Maori, Pacific aid… Audio
Doctors union on govt plans for new Dunedin hospital
The senior doctors' union is frustrated the government won't say which departments at Dunedin Hospital will have fewer beds under the new plan, unveiled last week. Association of Salaried Medical… Audio
Leak causes water outage at Auckland Hospital
Large parts of Auckland Hospital were without water on Wednesday night, due to a leak in one of the hospital's wards. Association of Salaried Medical Specialists executive director Sarah Dalton spoke… Audio
50 new senior doctors roles funded as Health NZ
50 new senior doctors and extra specialist nurses are to be employed by Health New Zealand at a cost of $30 million. Audio