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Ministers chastised for health advice snub

Anne Ruston says the government is undermining Australians' trust in medical experts by inferring advice from the chief medical officer wasn't cautious enough.

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Qld maternity units understaffed, AMA says

The Australian Medical Association is calling on Queensland Health to fix chronic workforce shortages in regional hospitals.

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ED perfect storm prompts Christmas plea

The Australian Medical Association has issued a plea to mask up and gather outdoors at Christmas as emergency departments face a perfect storm this summer.

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PCR test still there for those at risk: PM

Despite changes to how PCR tests can be accessed, the prime minister has assured that vulnerable groups can still get the tests for free.

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Medicare watchdog investigates just 100 cases of inappropriate billing every 12 months

The watchdog responsible for policing Medicare investigates just 0.07 per cent of health professionals each year, is chronically understaffed and underfunded, and is led by bureaucrats with strong links to the powerful Australian Medical Association, an ABC-Nine investigation has found.

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Arsonist who caused $5 million damage to the Australian Medical Association building in North Adelaide sentenced

An Adelaide man who pretended to be a witness to a fire he started in the basement of a building in 2020 will be eligible to apply for parole in May.

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Pitch to improve access to Australian GPs

The Australian Medical Association will pitch a seven-point plan to revitalise general practice at a Canberra crisis summit to save the sector.

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Fatigued junior doctors paint 'dire' picture for Australian Medical Association Qld survey

Almost 60 per cent of junior doctors are concerned about making fatigue-related mistakes, an Australian Medical Association survey reveals, with an increasing number believing there will be negative consequences if they report incidents.

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WA Country Health Service complies with WorkSafe notice after Bunbury Hospital findings

A health authority says it has implemented initiatives to address a raft of problems and concerns surrounding patient care at a WA hospital.

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Authorities defend paediatric early warning system after child deaths

The ACT's opposition has called for an urgent review of the early warning system.

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Bed stats reveal pressure on WA hospitals

Western Australia's hospitals are continuing to face significant pressures as the Australian Medical Association warns doctors are looking for change.

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No medical advice for mask mandate: PM

Australia is bracing for increasing COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations during winter as health professionals call for a reintroduction of a mask mandate.

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COVID-19 has never been more infectious: Why mask mandates are being resisted

COVID-19 is likely to be the leading cause of death in Australia by the end of the year. So why are mask mandates not being reintroduced?

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COVID-19 patients fill regional Queensland hospital beds as surgery warning issued

Doctors across regional Queensland say their communities can do more to ease the burden on a health system stretched by a surge in COVID-19 patients.

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Doctors urge people with COVID symptoms to seek PCR tests as reports of false negatives from RATs rise

The Australian Medical Association says people with symptoms should not consider a negative rapid antigen test a definitive result.

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‘Millions’ of Australians will be infected with Covid in coming weeks, health minister says

Mark Butler is urging Australians to get their booster jabs as case numbers rise and pandemic supports are scaled back

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NT Health Department preparing to remove hospital heads in Darwin, Palmerston

Departments heads at two of the Northern Territory's largest hospitals will be removed and forced to reapply for their jobs, amid a rise in influenza and COVID-19 cases.

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National cabinet recap: 50-50 health funding extended but no consensus on new gas reserve

Australian Medical Association president says three months extra Covid support ‘will not fix a decade of hospital underfunding’

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Australian Medical Association calls for overhaul of national cabinet secrecy rules

Omar Khorshid says Australians ‘have a right to know’ what is discussed, ahead of Anthony Albanese’s meeting with states and territories

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Fears of mass exodus of hospital workers as doctors and nurses face burnout

A senior doctor warns Australians will soon no longer be able to assume that if they get sick there'll be an ambulance, hospital bed or doctor to take care of them.

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Australia faces worst flu season in years as scientists ready for UK winter

The Australian Medical Association has warned of a looming ‘disaster,’ with experts in Britain fearful that the country could follow suit once winter sets in

The Canberra Times

Flu cases soar, as free vaccine encouraged

Influenza cases are tracking higher than pre-pandemic years.

The Guardian - AU

Australian hospitals postpone screening tests as world grapples with shortage of imaging dyes

Australian Medical Association backs delay of non-urgent tests but says supply issues highlight need for national stockpile of critical medical supplies

The Canberra Times

Top doctor urges Canberrans to wear masks as elective surgeries cancelled

"Keep our emergency departments for emergencies": ACT Health

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Labor promises almost $1 billion for Medicare and GPs if it wins federal election

Federal Labor is entering the election campaign home stretch armed with a promise of almost $1 billion in new Medicare and primary-health funding if it wins next weekend's federal poll.

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