- Collaborative arrangements will provide better care for patients
- Coordinated response needed to manage the health threats of climate change
- A national disability insurance scheme must be at the core of any National Disability Strategy
- Labor increases mental health investment but more needed
- Boost for emergency departments
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President's email update
President's email 27 July 2010 - 11:10am
Our health system needs fixing and this Federal election is the perfect time for doctors and patients to tell the major parties how to fix it. The AMA has produced a range of materials to assist people to have their say about health policy.
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President's email 26 July 2010 - 3:30pm
The Leaders’ Debate did nothing to reassure the Australian people that the major parties intend to have a serious conversation about fixing the health system that is currently failing Australian families. I firmly believe that voters are more concerned about being able to see a doctor, being able to have life-saving or life-enhancing surgery in a timely way, and not having to sit with sick children for hours in emergency departments than border security and stopping desperate people seeking a new life from the comfort of a leaky boat.
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President's email 21 July 2010 - 5:00pm
Today, I addressed the National Press Club to promote this week’s AMA Family Doctor Week, and to launch our Key Health Issues for the 2010 Federal Election – the AMA’s health policy wish list.
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President's email 20 July 2010 - 5:00pm
The 2010 Federal Election campaign is off and running and your AMA will be working hard to keep health policy a priority for all parties.
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Key Health Issues for the 2010 Federal Election
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Foreword – AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce
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Dr Andrew Pesce, SkyNews AM Agenda, 21 July 2010
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President's Blog
The AMA has called for health policy to be the top priority in this Federal election. Each week Dr Pesce will give his views on the different health policies of the major parties throughout the 2010 election.
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AMA in the News
$227m mental health plan 'not enough', The Age 28/7/10, www.theage.com.au
The Australian Medical Association and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists called on the government to make more comprehensive reforms.
NEHTA, vendors lock horns over HI service, The Australian 26/7/10, www.theaustralian.com.au
Australian Medical Association president Andrew Pesce said the AMA had long called for a proper implementation plan for healthcare identifiers.
Debate Reaction - Dr Andrew Pesce, The Age 26/7/10 www.theage.com.au
Dr Andrew Pesce on the election debate - The leaders' debate did nothing to reassure the Australian people that the major parties intend to have a serious conversation about fixing the health system that is currently failing Australian families.
GPs fearful of nurse subsidies, The Australian 26/7/10, www.theaustralian.com.au
A poll of GPs conducted by the Australian Medical Association found 44 per cent of practices that did not have a nurse would be more likely to hire one once the changes took effect.
Junior Doctors work too hard, too long, The Age 26/7/10, www.theage.com.au
In the latest Australian Medical Association survey, the working hours of 61 per cent of the intern and resident respondents were classified as putting patients at risk - determined by factors including the length of individual shifts, total hours worked in a week, how much of the work is done at night, and whether there is sufficient time between shifts to allow adequate rest.
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