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28 April 2023 News
Report card shows hospitals in further decline and needing help
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10 April 2023 Media release
Protecting those who heal
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04 April 2023 Position Statement
Safe, healthy and supportive work environments for hospital doctors 2023 Position Statement
Medicare card in ice
31 March 2023 Speeches and Transcripts
Medicare freeze has stripped close to $4b from general practice
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25 March 2023 Media release
Ahpra data confirms traumatic effect of regulatory process on doctors and need for change
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24 March 2023 Media release
UK report provides more evidence of the strain Australia’s GPs are under
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24 March 2023 Media release
Australia failing to uphold the human rights of people in custody, including children, says AMA
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12 March 2023 Media release
More trouble ahead for general practice unless Medicare is better indexed
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08 March 2023 Media release
AMA calls for a review of the 12 month qualifying period for mothers for paid maternity leave in the medical workforce
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02 March 2023 News
Urgent action needed now on crisis-ridden hospitals
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24 February 2023 Media release
Review of national funding agreement welcome but health system can’t wait  
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10 February 2023 Media release
Nurse practitioner ‘plan’ is no plan at all: more work needed 
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10 February 2023 Submission
Submission on Increasing access to health and aged care: a strategic plan for the nurse practitioner workforce
Steve Robson at APH
09 February 2023 News
‘Exit block’ contribution to hospital crisis highlighted by AMA
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09 February 2023 News
AMA President and Vice President invite AMA members to join 2023 priorities webinar next week
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09 February 2023 News
Ahpra data strategy will undermine health professionals’ trust in the regulator
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09 February 2023 Media release
Northwest maternity services must be taken back by the state government now
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08 February 2023 Speeches and Transcripts
Launch of the AMA's new report: Hospital exit block - A symptom of a sick system.
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08 February 2023 Media release
‘Hospital exit block’ costing health system billions
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08 February 2023 Report
Hospital exit block: a symptom of a sick system
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