Sarah Dalton

Some hospital doctors fear re-deploying nurses to deal with Covid-19 patients in ICU will come at the expense of other clinical services.

The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists chief… Audio

Senior doctors have released a roadmap to achieve health equity within twenty years.

But such equity would take a century to achieve at current rates.

A new report by the Association of Salaried… Audio

Middlemore hospital is defending the hospital's front door screening process, after a patient that later tested positive for Covid-19 was admitted to their general ward.

Four wards are closed… Audio

Senior doctors are worried they'll never get on top of the waiting list for treatments due to a lack of health staff, and suitable hospital spaces. Tens-of-thousands of people are overdue for hospital… Audio

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Doctors say massive staffing shortages and long waiting lists need immediate critical funding - and the health system can't wait until promised reforms.

The initial cost estimate for the government's… Audio

Kathryn canvasses reaction from the health sector with Dr Rawiri Jansen, a member the Māori pandemic group, Te Rōpū Whakakaupapa Urutā ; Sarah Dalton from the Association of Salaried Medical… Audio

The country's biggest District Health Board can't cope with the demand for elective surgery and has decided to do operations on the weekend in a bid to keep up.

Operations are regularly being called… Audio

Almost two-thirds of senior doctors and dentists in Otago and Southland feel burnt out. It comes from a survey of 2,100 medical staff carried out by the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists as… Audio

The senior doctors' union and the New Zealand Medical Association have thrown their support behind an independent Māori Health Authority, saying setting it up should be front and centre for… Audio

The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists warns a specialist doctor shortage in Aotearoa is getting worse. Audio

Specialist staffing numbers are being highlighted as a key contributor to New Zealand's struggle with fighting cancer.

In its first report the Cancer Control Agency, Te Aho o Te Kahu, pointed to an… Audio

A new report shows public hospitals have just three quarters of the specialists they need. The senior doctor's union, the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, produced the report and says the… Audio

The senior doctors union is pleased it's no longer the job of the Health Minister to oversee the Covid-19 response.

As part of a major ministerial shake up, the Prime Minister has put Chris Hipkins… Audio

A former Canterbury District Health Board member says the $180 million to wipe the boards deficit won't solve its deeper problems.

The Health Minister yesterday announced the equity injection to… Audio

The senior doctors union says the multi-million-dollar bail out for the Canterbury District Health Board is welcome, but other regions will be feeling the same pressure on their budgets.

The Health… Audio

Clinicians and doctors at the Canterbury District Health Board are stunned by the government's deficit matching cash injection but say it leaves many problems unresolved.

Chris Hipkins met with… Audio

Doctors in Hawke's Bay are at breaking point over their overcrowded hospital.

Hawke's Bay Hospital in Hastings is struggling to cope with too many patients and some doctors say it's the busiest… Audio

Healthcare leaders are warning that medical health services across almost every region are at breaking point.

Lack of skilled staff, aging facilities and a boom in referrals throughout the Covid-19… Audio

In a rare move, Christchurch hospital senior doctors are writing an open letter to share their mounting and deep concerns at the state of the local health system with the people of Christchurch. They… Audio