02 May 2023
National Doctors Health and Wellbeing Leadership Alliance
AMACDT Chair Dr Hannah Szewczyk represented doctor training members at the inaugural meeting of the National Doctors Health and Wellbeing Leadership Alliance (NLA) on 14 April.
02 May 2023
Trainee Forum Communique – College Initiatives to Support Flexible Training
The communique for the first trainee forum of 2023 on flexibility in training is now available.
02 May 2023
Message from the Chair
Doctor wellbeing issues are again forming a significant part of our advocacy work. I recently attended the DRS4DRS National Leadership Alliance Workshop looking to progress the Every Doctor Every Setting Framework.
28 Apr 2023
AMA’s 2022 annual report released P
The 2022 annual report details the busy year of solid campaigning for the AMA, built around political opportunities for reform and public investment as the nation approached the federal election in May.
28 Apr 2023
Report card shows hospitals in further decline and needing help
The AMA’s latest analysis of public hospitals again shows worsening performance, and highlights the need for health ministers to overhaul funding.
27 Apr 2023
Medicine costs halved for struggling Australians, delivering cost-of-living relief
The AMA congratulates the federal government on its commitment to deliver significant savings to patients of up $180 a year for selected medicines, and patient’s only needing to visit the pharmacy once every two months instead of every month, while paying a single co-payment.
20 Apr 2023
AMA calls for urgent private health insurance reform
The AMA this week released its federal budget submission on private health, which calls for long-overdue reforms to ensure Australians get value for money from their insurers and the system remains sustainable.
20 Apr 2023
Funding scheme for GPs welcomed, but government urged to deliver a ‘health budget’ this year
The federal government has announced delivery of an election commitment for GP funding grants, but much more is needed to ensure primary care is sustainable.
20 Apr 2023
AMA urges pharmacy reform to deliver lower medicine prices
The AMA says it’s high time recommendations from more than a dozen expert reports and inquiries over two decades are adopted to reform anti-competitive pharmacy ownership and location laws.
20 Apr 2023
AMA submission supports ‘coming together’ in GP-led rural team care
The AMA has provided a submission to the consultation on rural multidisciplinary health teams: Ngayubah Gadan Consensus Statement and Guiding Paper draft.