The AMA Queensland Council has determined the organisation’s key advocacy priorities for 2024-26. Broadly, the 14 priority areas cover policy reforms that will greatly benefit Queensland’s doctors, their patients and the community provided they receive significant investment by the State Government and/or adequate ongoing support where already established. The priority areas are:
Priority 2
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Training pathways
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Priority 5
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Primary-tertiary integration
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Priority 7
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Collaborative, evidence-based practice
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Priority 8
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Digital integration
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Priority 9
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First Nations health
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Priority 10
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Training pathways
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Priority 11
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Women’s health
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Priority 12
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LGBTQIASB+ community
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Priority 13
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Aged and end-of-life care
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Priority 14
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Substance-related harm
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AMA Queensland urges Treasury to consider funding all 14 priority areas in the pending Queensland Budget 2024-25. Details concerning each priority and their importance to the health of every Queenslander are set out further in our Budget Submission 2024-25 document.
