Sarah Dalton

Fresh off a pledge not to cut senior medical staff, RNZ can reveal Health NZ's latest plan is to reduce the number of chief medical officers in the country's hospitals. Sarah Dalton heads the union… Audio

Public health experts fear critical programmes for disease prevention and detection could be lost or downgraded with looming budget cuts at the National Public Health Service. Ruth Hill reports. Audio

A patient who died in the waiting room of Rotorua Hospital's emergency department last month had been waiting three hours. Ruth Hill reports. Audio

On today's episode, the union representing maritime pilots, masters and deck officers says any findings from the Marlborough harbourmaster about the grounding of the Aratere are premature until… Audio

New analysis warns it will be near impossible to make $1.4 billion in savings without cutting into frontline health services. ASMS executive director Sarah Dalton spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

Doctors say concerns have repeatedly been raised about the sterilisation unit at Dunedin Hospital but plans to improve standards continue to be kicked down the road. Association of Salaried Medical… Audio

On today's episode, police are again searching farmland near Christchurch for missing woman Yanfei Bao, we get the latest on the new Dunedin hospital project, which newly-appointed Health… Audio

The Prime Minister says the government has been receiving unreliable financial information from Health New Zealand since it came into power. Association of Salaried Medical Specialists chief executive… Audio

The head of the union for senior doctors says putting a commissioner in charge of Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand will not help to fix the health system. Association of Senior Medical Specialists… Audio

Medical jobs are going unfilled due to a crackdown on hospital recruitment, despite health agency Te Whatu Ora's claims to the contrary. RNZ has heard from multiple hospital workers reporting vacant… Audio

On today's episode, Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora has announced a hiring freeze on non-frontline staff, we talk to the executive director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, Sarah… Audio

Health New Zealand has ordered an immediate hiring freeze on all non-frontline roles. Executive director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, Sarah Dalton, spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

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

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

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

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

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

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