The recently announced immigration Green List simply confirms what key health Unions have been saying for years; that the health sector has failed to value these essential workforces and support their pipelines.
As Medical Physicists prepare for resumed strike action from 16 May the news has broken that their profession is on the government's newly announced ‘Green List’ for immigration.
Medical Physicists who are responsible for the radiation equipment that treats cancer patients in the public health sector are resuming strike action in support of settling their collective agreement.
Recently released statistics from the Medical Sciences Council shows fewer laboratory scientists working in medical laboratories today than we did over 5 years ago including a single loss of 5% of this critical workforce in 2021-2022 alone
Data released under the Official Information Act (OIA) shows there are 148 psychologist positions vacant across District Health Boards and the Ministry of Education
The delays in processing Covid tests and risks of staffing absences from sick or isolating staff across New Zealand’s medical laboratory network have highlighted the urgent need for a national medical laboratory service
Medical Physicists who provide radiation treatment to cancer patients in the public health sector will intensify their strike action to a 48-hour full withdrawal of labour on 16th and 17th February
