News from Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
Efforts to avert a full-day Christmas Eve strike have failed, and further strikes are now likely, after Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira again refused to engage with the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS). Read more »
Press Release – Wellington Hospitals Foundation
Children’s tiny veins will now be a lot easier to find at Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital thanks to the Rotary Club of Mount Victoria. Read more »
Press Release – Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) and Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira (Ora Toa Health) will meet tomorrow (Wednesday) in a last-gasp effort to resolve industrial action and prevent a full-day strike on Christmas Eve. Tomorrow will also see the fifth day of limited strike action when 21 doctors at Iwi health provider practices in Porirua, Cannons Creek, Titahi Bay and Newtown take part in an hour-long stoppage. Read more »
News from NZ Government
The Māori advisory group to the Government’s joint venture on family violence and sexual violence began work today at their first meeting in Wellington. Read more »
Press Release – Te Ati Awa ki Whakarongotai Charitable Trust
Results from monitoring by local iwi Te Āti Awa ki Whakarongotai of heavy metal contamination of watercress in the Wharemauku Stream in Paraparaumu have now been released, showing concentrations of arsenic in plant material during 2018 reached nine times that of food safety standards, with exceedingly high concentrations of lead also found. Read more »
Press Release – Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
A third Wellington GP strike is to go ahead tomorrow as general practitioners continue to show solidarity with their dental colleagues. Read more »
Press Release – Wellington Chamber Of Commerce
The 22nd Wellington Region Chambers of Commerce Golf Day will be held in support of the Cancer Society of Wellington, with a portion of the registration fees going towards the charity. Read more »
Press Release – Pacific Health Service
The Fiso Group’s deal to take over Pacific Health Services in Porirua has been confirmed with new management swiftly put in place to work through transition to a new entity – Pacific Health Plus. Read more »
News from Wellington Hospitals Foundation
A team from New Zealand Police visited the children’s hospital this morning to deliver gifts they collected as part of a Christmas toy appeal for sick kids. Read more »
Press Release – Accuro Health Insurance
A Wellington-developed world first from Accuro, instant online health insurance, has won the Innovation of the Year prize at this year’s New Zealand Insurance Industry Awards. Read more »
