Ian Powell
Ian Powell: speaking up for senior doctors for three decades
Ian Powell has been the public face of the senior doctors union for the last three decades. He was the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists' first Executive Director in 1989, when the union had… Audio
More complex illnesses hitting hospitals - doctors' union boss
Deficits, decaying hospital buildings and inadequate disaster preparedness are some of the problems identified in the latest Controller and Auditor General's report into District Health Boards.
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Senior drs would be "sympathetic" to Waikato DHB intervention
The Waikato District Health Board has been given notice by the Health Minister David Clark it could be sacked and replaced with a commissioner if its performance doesn't improve. It has two weeks… Audio
DHBs face million dollar bills after underpaying holiday pay
Thousands of health workers may be owed millions of dollars because of years of underpayments under the Holidays Act. But after three years trying to untangle the mess, the district health boards are… Audio
What needs to change in NZ health? - Panel discussion
For more on the proposed health review we're joined by Kate Baddock, who chairs the Medical Association, Ian Powell - executive director of Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, and Rhys Jones… Audio
Underfunding behind DHBs budget blowout - senior doctors
Senior doctors are blaming under-funding for a big blowout in district health boards debts. Latest Health Ministry figures show DHBs will be in the red to the tune of $189 million by the end of the… Audio
Middlemore leaky buildings: Health Ministers in dark
Both the current and former Health Ministers say they were kept in the dark about the extent of the leaky and buildings at Middlemore Hospital. Health Minister David Clark says he's had some frank… Audio
Senior doctors welcome DHB chair's resignation
The executive director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, Ian Powell, says the resignation of the Waikato DHB Chairman Bob Simcock follows a period of destabilisation at the DHB. He… Audio
NZ doctors under pressure like never before - ASMS head
Medical heads of departments working for Counties Manukau DHB say there is a chronic shortage of staff. They responded to a survey by ASMS saying they need 45 more senior specialists. Video, Audio
Waikato DHB leadership 'failed abysmally' - Ian Powell
The senior doctors' union says it's no surprise the chief executive of the Waikato district health board has quit after an investigation into his overspending. Yesterday the DHB accepted Nigel… Audio
Waikato DHB senior doctors furious at bosses
There's a call for more heads to roll at the Waikato District Health Board following the Chief Executive's sudden resignation for overspending. An independent inquiry found that Nigel Murray spent… Audio
Counties-Manukau DHB's redundancy offer 'bonkers'
Moves by Counties Manukau DHB to encourage some staff to take voluntary redundancy have been described as 'complete bonkers.' The senior doctors union says the decision to offer redundancy to senior… Audio
Shortage of senior doctors 'deplorable' - union
Wellington's district health board is not filling dozens of vacant positions for specialist doctors, senior doctors are warning.
Waikato hospital surgeons say patients at risk from targets
Surgeons at Waikato hospital say patient safety is at risk as follow up appointments are limited so priority can be given to first specialist assessments, so as to meet government targets, and not… Audio
Senior doctors and DHBs in standoff over covering strike
Senior doctors union defends its negotiating stance as it argues with district health boards over how much specialists should be paid to cover striking junior doctors. Audio
DHBs facing multi-million dollar deficit, patient demand blamed
Association of Salaried Medical Specialists's Ian Powell says the minister is playing down the significance of District Health Boards' deficit of $54 million. Audio
GP shortage
It seems to be getting harder to register with a GP. Ian Powell of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists explains where all the doctors are. Audio
Whanganui doctor keeps his job
The senior doctors' union says health bosses now accept that a doctor had the right to protest against the TPP trade deal without losing his job. Audio
Health Minister advised to bin the plan for DHB funding shakeup
The way District Health Boards are funded could be in for a major shakeup. Audio
Southern DHB savings plan sparks outrage from doctor union
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists says a report from the Southern District Health Board that seems to suggest staffing costs are behind a budget blowout is a slap in the face to senior… Audio