Thursday, 20 May 2021, 4:39 pm
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata
Hauora says the Government is showing real commitment in
trying to correct decades of underfunding in health, but it
shouldn’t forget the commitment of the people who keep the
system going.
This year’s Budget has delivered a
$4.7 billion dollar increase in health spending, boosted by
funding for Covid and health system
restructuring.
“We are pleased to hear this will be
the first of three Budgets along these lines, because
despite some uplift in funding, health services will
continue to struggle to get ahead of growing patient
demand,” says ASMS Executive Director Sarah
Burnout is an
occupational syndrome caused by chronic workplace
stress.
ASMS has repeated a survey carried out in 2015
to compare burnout levels five years on and to measure the
impact of staffing shortages, growing patient demand and
clinical pressures.
More than 2,100 ASMS members took
part, and the results are detailed in a new report
.
The
survey results indicate that high levels of burnout caused
by work-related stress and exhaustion is now an entrenched
feature of the senior medical and dental
workforce.
Some of the key takeaways from the
survey are:
50% of respondents reported
burnout
Burnout affects female doctors more than
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 1:45 pm
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata
Hauora says the Government’s ongoing public sector pay
restraint is a kick in the teeth to senior doctors and
dentists who keep core health services going and have kept
New Zealanders safe and cared for during the Covid-19
pandemic.
In a press release on the Government’s
Workforce Policy Statement, Public Service Minister Chris
Hipkins has ruled out pay increases for those earning over
$100,000 for the next three years.
ASMS Executive
Director Sarah Dalton says senior doctors and dentists will
find it galling as it sends a harsh message to health
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora says the Government has chosen a bold path of health reform, but increased health funding and investment must sit alongside. The Health Minister Andrew Little has announced a generational .
Wednesday, 7 April 2021, 12:20 pm
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata
Hauora supports the call for the Ministry of Health to quit
stalling the rollout of a life-saving and low-cost measure
that will save the lives of many women and improve health
equity.
Self-swabbing for cervical cancer was supposed
to start in 2018 but has been put on the backburner by the
Ministry.
Te Tātai Hauora o Hine director Dr Beverley
Lawton, who conducted a pilot study of the proposed HPV
self-screening, told RNZ that she was “totally baffled”
by the delay.
Self-swabbing has been introduced in the
UK and Australia. Not only does it reach more women through