AMA Members Acknowledged with Australian of the Year and Australia Day Honours25Jan2020The AMA and the medical profession today pay tribute to two outstanding doctors – Dr James Muecke AM and Professor John Newnham AM – who have been named Australian of the Year 2020 and Senior Australian of the Year 2020 respectively.South Australian Dr Muecke has spent his medical career fightin...
Patients forced to sit in ambulances because emergency departments are full21Jan2020The controversial practice known as ramping is on the rise, with patients left in the back of an ambulances because the emergency department is full, as the nation's hospitals buckle under the strain of an average 23,000 presentations each day.
9 News Perth09Jan2020Authorities are again bracing for more potential measles outbreaks in Perth.
Southern Calling | AMA WA05Jan2020For our final rural trip of 2019, a group of 24 Dr YES volunteers embarked on a five-day visit to our State’s beautiful South West region. While any chance to get out of Perth and head down south is never …
Understanding need and improved support for rural registrars | AMA WA02Jan2020This year Western Australian General Practice Education and Training (WAGPET) focused its efforts on understanding community need and better supporting our registrars to provide safe, quality care to those living in more remote places across WA. Our community-driven efforts …
Doctor wellbeing dominates conference | AMA WA02Jan2020Dr Ahmed Kazmi is a doctor based in Western Australia. He is also based in London. He is also a comedian and cabaret artist who uses health as the foundation for his performances including at some of the world’s most …
Health Dept. on Notice | AMA WA30Dec2019At the end of 2018, the Australian Medical Association (WA) was looking forward to what should have been a formative year in terms of our industrial advocacy and support for members. Registered industrial agreements – covering more than 5,000 doctors …
A Wild Ride | AMA WA26Dec2019The past year in health is best described as a rollercoaster of a year, with some incredible highs, some screaming corners, unexpected twists, dips, loops and turns – even a change in driver at the Australian Medical Association (WA). For …
AMA (WA) Evolution – what inspires you for 2020? | AMA WA23Dec2019As we undertake the next steps of renewal at the Australian Medical Association (WA) in the coming months, the Board and I will look to you, our members, our Council and the wider profession as well as staff for advice and guidance.
Christmas Kindness on the Wards | AMA WA22Dec2019These are all things that are easily endured, however, when we remember the patients that got us into medicine in the first place.
WA hospitals will no longer report ambulance ramping hours19Dec2019Most WA hospitals will no longer report the number of hours emergency patients wait in ambulances before admission, meaning a key measure of health system performance will be kept from public scrutiny.