You deserve more
Access to your doctor is critical for your health and wellbeing.
But instead of improving access to your doctor, governments are funding services which will threaten your safety, fragment your care, and undermine Australia’s world-class health system.
These services are not backed by evidence and bypass the national checks and balances intended to protect you.
As a patient, you deserve more.
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The current approach to non-medical prescribing trials is inconsistent and fragmented
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The treatment options in the pharmacy prescribing trials are limited, which will impact patient access to the full range of treatments.
You deserve more.
Dr Danielle McMullen
AMA Vice President and GP
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