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10 May 2022 Position Statement
AMA Position Statement on Ethical Considerations for Medical Practitioners in Disaster Response in Australia 2022
AMA submission to the Office of the National Rural Health Commissioner on the National Rural and Remote Nurse Generalist Framework
12 April 2022 Submission
AMA submission to the Office of the National Rural Health Commissioner on the National Rural and Remote Nurse Generalist Framework
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10 February 2022 Submission
AMA Submission on Australian Standards for Wound Prevention and Management 2022
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17 December 2021 Position Statement
Out of hours primary medical care 2021
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17 December 2021 Position Statement
Supporting GPs in the Immediate Aftermath of a Natural Disaster 2021
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17 November 2021 Submission
AMA response to proposed changes to the RACGP Standards for general practices (5th edition) - COVID-19/IPC
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09 November 2021 Submission
AMA Submission on on Australia's Primary Health Care 10 Year Plan 2022-2032 Consultation Draft
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02 November 2021 Submission
AMA submission to Inquiry into provision of general practitioner and related primary health services to outer metropolitan, rural, and regional Australians
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16 September 2021 Position Statement
Integration of General Practitioners into rural hospitals position statement
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