Senior doctors' union defends strike action

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Senior doctors' union defends strike action

The union representing senior doctors is defending plans for industrial action, saying patient safety is already being sacrificed by a depleted...

Senior doctors' union defends strike plans, says government is risking patient safety

The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists says it's the government, and not its industrial action, that's sacrificing patient safety.

Senior doctors threaten strike, health minister says they’re ‘failing patients’

The health minister says senior doctors are “failing patients”, but the unions say the strike, which coincides with yet another proposal to cut staff at Health NZ, reflects the precarious state of the public health system.

Simeon Brown blaming striking Drs for his cuts is absurd

Senior doctors’ union defends strike plans, says government is risking patient safety More than 5000 senior medical doctors will strike next month after pay negotiations with Te Whatu Ora stalled The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists union confirmed an unprecedented 24 hour strike on 1 May Te Whatu Ora says it is “disappointed” and “very concerned” about the impact strikes would have on patients Health Minister Simeon Brown said the u…