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A defining moment for doctors: Senior medical officers strike to keep doctors in the health system
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A defining moment for doctors: Senior medical officers strike to keep doctors in the health system
Wednesday 13 September 2023, 12:00 AM

Senior medical officers have “flung an ice axe into the side of the mountain” to arrest the slide of terms and conditions [Image: Thomas Griesbeck on Unsplash]
August 2023 will go down in history as the month senior medical officers in Aotearoa voted to take nationwide strike action in support of improved pay and conditions for the first time ever, writes Sarah Dalton
The strike action decided last month by members of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists is for improved pay and conditions.
How improved
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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