Campaigns

We campaign on issues that affect you and the health outcomes of Queenslanders.

Resident Hospital Health Check

Each year, ASMOFQ, in collaboration with AMA Queensland and its Committee of Doctors in Training surveys Resident Medical Officers (RMOs) throughout Queensland, including Interns, Junior House Officers, Senior House Officers and those on Continued Residency.

Bulk billing incentive - the facts

We've developed a suite of resources to inform patients about changes to the bulk billing incentive and why it will not impact patient Medicare rebates.

State Budget Submission 2022-23

Our health system is breaking under the pressure of a decade of neglect and under-investment, particularly in the crucial areas of general practice and obstetrics. Once seen as a world-leader in health care, our public hospital system and workforce is overburdened, stressed and fatigued and patients are suffering. Opportunities for health prevention and cost savings are also being continually lost.

Payroll tax campaign

AMA Queensland has been liaising with the Queensland Revenue Office (QRO) to obtain greater clarity for practices about the payroll tax amnesty for contracted general practitioners.

Pharmacy trial puts profits ahead of patients

The Queensland Government’s decision to push ahead with its dangerous plan to allow retail pharmacists in North Queensland to diagnose and prescribe for a range of serious conditions shows a blatant disregard for patient safety.

Ramping Roundtable Action Plan

Exhausted public hospital doctors have called for urgent action to fix ambulance ramping and bed block in Queensland’s public hospital system.

Voluntary Assisted Dying

Queensland's Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) laws commence on 1 January 2023. With that date looming, doctors still have many questions about how the VAD scheme will operate, eligibility criteria and practitioner applications.

QScript

Every two minutes an Australian is hospitalised because of prescription medicines.

Prescription medicines are available to prevent, manage, treat and cure disease, but statistics show that certain prescription medicines are commonly a cause of considerable physical, mental and social harms. Deaths and harm caused by prescription medicines are significant public health issues.

2023 Achievements

AMA Queensland is the peak medical body representing the state's doctors. We are doctor-led and patient-centred.

Ours is the only organisation that supports doctors from all craft groups and at all stages of their career – from medical student to senior active doctor.

Self-Care September

AMA Queensland's Council of Doctors in Training (CDT) is proud to present the inaugural Self-Care September initiative.

Every Dr Needs a GP

It can be tricky for a doctor to be a patient and for a doctor to be comfortable treating another doctor. But the reality is, every doctor needs a GP to provide objective health advice and support.