The Latest Breaking News from Omar Khorshid

International doctors unable to work in Australia due to ‘broken system’, experts say

Health leaders call for streamlining of complex registration process as overseas-trained doctors look elsewhere for work

The Guardian - AU · Jul 23, 2022

Queensland hospital staff say 'fatigue is immense' amid COVID-19 patient load, while late cancer diagnoses follow delayed procedures

Queensland hospitals are so overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients, burnt-out health workers are taking leave to cope with pandemic stress, while ongoing elective surgery delays are starting to result in late cancer diagnoses, doctors warn.

ABC News · Jul 21, 2022

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.

AAP · Jul 20, 2022

Government decision to limit telehealth services will cause vulnerable Australians to suffer, GPs say

Federal health minister, Mark Butler, confirms pandemic-related telehealth services will not be extended

The Guardian - AU · Jun 30, 2022

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’

The Guardian - AU · Jun 17, 2022

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

The Guardian - AU · Jun 16, 2022

‘Chaos’: Australian doctors call for renewed focus on Covid-19 as winter sets in

Labor urged to revive national pandemic strategy while medical bodies warn of ‘looming disaster’ from flu, Covid and staff burnouts

The Guardian - AU · Jun 9, 2022

Increasing obesity rates linked to need for knee surgery earlier in life, study finds

Research finds class 3 obese patients undertake knee surgery on average seven years earlier than those with ‘healthy’ BMIs

The Guardian - AU · Jun 8, 2022

AMA urges federal government to fix ‘broken’ health system as NSW paramedics protest shortages

Dr Omar Khorshid calls on commonwealth to work with states as union protests ambulance ramping and staffing shortages in NSW

The Guardian - AU · May 28, 2022

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 Guardian - AU · May 26, 2022