Sarah Dalton
Sarah Dalton is the executive director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) in New Zealand. She has been vocal about the challenges facing the health system, particularly in emergency departments (EDs), where long wait times for patients are becoming the norm. Dalton has criticized management for ignoring concerns about understaffing and the bureaucratic hurdles that hinder effective decision-making. Her advocacy highlights the serious implications of delayed patient care in terms of potential complications and increased mortality rates.
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Countries Mentioned
| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
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| New Zealand | 2 | 6.00 | 0.16% | +0% | 4,822,233 | 7,918 | $210,000 | 345$ |
| Totals | 2 | 4,822,233 | 7,918 | $210,000 | 345$ |
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Each country's color is based on "Mentions" from the table above.
Recent Mentions
New Zealand:
Executive director of senior doctors’ union, the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Sarah Dalton said locums did quality work.
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New Zealand:
Association of Salaried Medical Specialists executive director Sarah Dalton said that at the end of the day, beds were only beds if they had the staff to service them.
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New Zealand:
Sarah Dalton discusses the declining health of New Zealanders and its economic implications.
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New Zealand:
Sarah Dalton, executive director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, highlighted the ongoing shortage of medical specialists.
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New Zealand:
Sarah Dalton, executive director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, highlighted the ongoing shortage of medical specialists.
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New Zealand:
Sarah Dalton, executive director of ASMS, criticized Health NZ's spending on locums instead of investing in salaried specialists.
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New Zealand:
Sarah Dalton told The Front Page that Health NZ spends upwards of $200 million annually on locums, rather than investing in salaried specialists.
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New Zealand:
Sarah Dalton, executive director of the senior doctors’ union, agreed with Chisholm’s diagnosis about the cause of the increase in assaults.
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New Zealand:
Sarah Dalton told RNZ that there was no point taking the offer to its members as it was worse than what was originally on the table.
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New Zealand:
ASMS executive director Sarah Dalton told the Herald hospital specialists were seeking a 12% pay rise but were being offered an increase of less than 1% per year.
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