Sarah Dalton: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists executive director on the Health Minister urging union members to negotiate - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

The senior doctor's union says a pay increase offered in negotiations with Health New Zealand doesn't seem to have changed. 

About 5,000 senior doctors have been striking today, after eight months of failed bargaining. 

Health Minister Simeon Brown is urging members to resume talks.

Salaried Medical Specialists Association executive director, Sarah Dalton, says what's being offered won't attract or retain talent. 

"What would be really helpful would be for the Minister to think about what funds they make available to Te Whatu Ora to help them sort this out."

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