NZNO strike to impact some CM Health services; patient safety top priority
This coming Wednesday, 9 June New Zealand Nursing Organisation (NZNO) members are scheduled to take part in a national strike. This involves a full withdrawal of labour from 11am to 7pm which will have a significant impact on the services CM Health is able to provide.
Statement regarding three month sonography strike (18 January to 11 April, 2020)
Combined Media Release from the metro Auckland region District Health Boards 17 January 2020 Contingency plans are in place at metropolitan Auckland DHBs to minimise the impact of the three-month sonographers’ strike on our patients and ensure we continue to deliver the highest-possible standard of service.
Contingency plans in place for Sonographers strike
Latest News 17 January 2020| Counties Manukau Health has full contingency plans in place for industrial action by Sonographers who are members of the APEX union. Sonographers will strike for 12 weeks from Saturday, 18 January, 2020.
DHBs ask Employment Relations Authority for Facilitation to help end MIT strikes
All DHB Media Release 29 October 2019 | DHBs ask Employment Relations Authority for Facilitation to help end MIT strikes District Health Boards are asking the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) to help break the impasse in bargaining with APEX Medical Imaging Technologists (MITs) which has seen multiple strikes…
CM Health plans for strike action
Media release 24 October 2019 | Counties Manukau Health has full contingency plans in place for a series of industrial action by members of the APEX union. The majority of our health services will be unaffected by the strike action.
Plans in place for Strike Action
Media Statement | Counties Manukau Health has full contingency plans in place for a series of industrial action by members of the APEX union, the first of which starts today (Monday 30 September). The majority of our health services will be unaffected by the strike action.
Facilitation best chance of settling RMO dispute
Media Release All DHB 2 May 2019 | As the five-day strike by Resident Medical Officers draws to an end, DHBs say facilitation by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) is the best chance for settling the dispute.
Counties Manukau Health re-sending appointment letters following mail theft
Media Release 26 April 2019 | Counties Manukau Health is re-sending appointment letters to East Auckland, Papatoetoe and Otara patients affected by the junior doctors strike next week, following the theft of a large amount of mail from a mail distribution centre in East Tamaki.
Strikes unnecessary now facilitation in place
Media Release All DHBs 24 April 2019 | DHBs are urging resident medical officers to withdraw planned strike action and let the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) do its job.
Plans in place for junior doctors strike
Media Release 23 April 2019 | Counties Manukau District Health Board has full contingency plans in place ahead of planned industrial action by some junior doctors from 8am Monday, 29 April to 8am Saturday, 4 May.