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Review of Health Services in SA
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08 December 2022 News
Privatised aged care assessments a dangerous and costly proposal
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06 December 2022 Submission
AMA Submission to the New Program for In-Home Aged Care Consultation
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01 December 2022 News
Improved clinical care standards in aged care a must says AMA
28 November 2022 Submission
Review of Health Services in SA
28 November 2022 Submission
Review of Health Services in SA
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23 November 2022 Submission
AMA Submission to the Aged Care Quality Standards Review
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19 November 2022 Media release
Super bug resistance set to create ‘medical dark ages’ says AMA
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11 November 2022 Speeches and Transcripts
AMA on mis-information, health literacy and COVID surge
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10 November 2022 Media release
‘Robust’ online campaign needed to counter health misinformation says AMA
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07 November 2022 Speeches and Transcripts
Dr Sarah Whitelaw launches Public Hospital Report Card - Mental Health Edition
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07 November 2022 Media release
Health system failing those with poor mental health
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05 November 2022 Media release
Government confirms no evidence for Medicare fraud claims
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27 October 2022 News
Hospital funding flaws exposed deep in budget papers
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27 October 2022 News
AMA urges strong regulator role in aged care
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27 October 2022 Media release
Impact of climate change on public health recognised in the federal budget
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AMA comments on Budget Night Oct 2022
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25 October 2022 Media release
Some welcome down payments, but 2023 must be a health budget
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20 October 2022 News
AMA provides a submission to the first IHACPA consultation on aged care pricing
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14 October 2022 Media release
New Queensland pharmacy experiment puts lives at risk and does nothing to solve workforce issues
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