Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Health Minister needs to engage on professional issues
CTU Media Release
8 April 2013
Health Minister needs to engage on professional issues
CTU
says the Minister of Health needs to engage in serious
professional
issues raised in a paper from the
Association of Salaried Medical
Specialists presented at
the Australian Medical Association Meeting over
the
weekend rather than dismiss them as 'union positioning'.
CTU President Helen Kelly says "ASMS has raised serious
issues and for
the Minister to dismiss them out of hand
as 'union positioning' shows
his lack of understanding of
unions, and their role in raising and
engaging in
professional issues."
"Our public health system
performs well and is something we can all be
proud of,
due in large part to its dedicated health professionals. It
is
the job of their union to raise professional issues of
concern, and the
Minister needs to engage with them on
these kinds of issues and not try
and fob them off as
part of the union's negotiating position."
ENDS
Gordon Campbell: On What’s Wrong With The Treaty Principles Bill
Te Pāti Māori: Government’s First Year A ‘Catastrophe For Māori’
Department Of Internal Affairs: Samoan Citizenship Bill Passes Into Law
NZ National Party: National Acknowledges The Passing Of Hon Nikki Kaye
Mana Mokopuna: Children And Young People Share Vital Insights On Healing From Family Violence And Sexual Violence In New Report
NZ Government: PM Marks One Year In Government
Helen Clark Foundation: Helen Clark Foundation Calls For Political Action To Reduce The Prevalence Of Junk Food And Improve Health Outcomes
