Sarah Dalton
Medical Specialists union on Budget 2024
The Government's first Budget doesn't contain money for the lifesaving cancer treatments National promised in the election campaign. Association of Salaried Medical Specialists executive director… Audio
Cancer patients could face delays if doc shortage isn't fixed
Doctors at the central North Island's cancer service say patients will face life threatening delays if a serious shortage of senior doctors is not fixed. Health Correspondent Rowan Quinn reports. Audio
Rotorua Hospital concerned for sick children this winter
The children's ward at Rotorua Hospital is missing a third of its beds, after Te Whatu Ora halted an upgrade to review costs. Association of Salaried Medical Specialists executive director Sarah… Audio
More cost cutting in health sector
Te Whatu Ora has detailed more cost-cutting expectations to health professionals, such as no backfill onwards if staff are sick, and an end to double shifts which pay overtime.
Executive director of… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 16 April
On today's episode we hear from Finance Minister Nicola Willis on cuts to the public sector, Winston Peters condemns Iran's attack on Israel and calls for calm in the region, the banking sector is… Audio
Demand for private health insurance grows
Senior doctors at public hospitals debated asking Te Whatu Ora to pay for private health insurance for them, the vote to include it in a union claim got more than 40 percent backing but not the… Audio
North Shore Emergency Department leaving patients in corridors due to space
North Shore Hospital's emergency department is again leaving patients in corridors.
The Auckland hospital had successfully maintained a strict no corridor policy since a highly critical inquiry 15… Audio
Senior doctors union say hospitals may need metal detectors after attack
The senior doctors union says hospitals may have to look at installing metal detectors or limiting visitors in emergency departments after a shocking weekend attack at Wairarapa Hospital.
A patient… Audio
ED doctors plead for dedicated security
Doctors in Auckland are warning people could get seriously hurt or killed if security isn't improved.
In a letter to their bosses, Emergency Department doctors at North Shore and Waitakere Hospital… Audio
Senior doctors and dentists reach settlement with Te Whatu Ora in pay dispute
Senior hospital doctors and dentists have reached a settlement in their long-running pay dispute with Te Whatu Ora.
More than 5,000 members of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists took… Audio
Man's cancer 'not survivable' after waiting 20 weeks for MRI scan
An unacceptable delay in providing an MRI scan to a man who had a history of cancer means the disease has spread to the point it's "not survivable." The office of the Heath and Disability Comissioner… Video, Audio
Senior doctors call off next week's strike
A 12-hour strike by senior doctors and hospital dentists around the country next week has been called off.
More than 5000 members of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists employed by Te… Audio
Dunedin Hospital lacks staff to train cancer doctors
Dunedin Hospital will lose its right to train junior cancer doctors next month because it soon won't have enough staff to teach them.
Te Whatu Ora's Southern region currently has three Radiation… Audio
Senior doctors and dentists enter fourth round of pay negotiations
Senior doctors and dentists are heading into their fourth round of negotiations with health agency Te Whatu Ora today, following an unprecedented strike yesterday.
5,500 workers joined picket lines… Audio
Te Whatu Ora 'disappointed' over strike action
Te Whatu Ora is "frustrated and extremely disappointed" senior doctors and dentists it employs will take strike action tomorrow.
In a third mediation with the Association of Salaried Medical… Audio
Senior doctors to walk off job next month after breakdown in pay talks
Web Senior doctors have voted to walk off the job around the country next month after a breakdown in pay talks. The Association of Salaried medical Specialists says 80 percent of it members have voted… Video, Audio
Man drove car towards busy hospital emergency department
A man drove his car directly towards a packed emergency department at North Shore Hospital on Saturday. The car crashed into bollards right outside the door. Sarah Dalton is the executive director of… Audio
Health workers, patients hopeful for budget boost
Health workers all over the country - and lots of their patients - have their fingers crossed for a big budget boost. Massive staffing shortages are contributing to huge waits for care - whether it's… Audio
Whangārei nurses asked for army help during flu season
Emergency Department nurses at Whangārei Hospital were so desperate for staff at the height of the flu season, they asked the hospital to bring in army medics to cover shifts.
The request was made in… Audio
Posted medical referral letters arriving too late
There are calls for a shift to specialist medical appointments being sent electronically, following concerns patients are receiving letters too late to get to appointments.Last week we heard how New… Audio