Tasmanian and federal AMA merger on the cards
AMA Tasmania could become a branch of the federal AMA, rather than an independent entity, with a possible member vote this year. Its president, GP…
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Is the AMA facing civil war? States respond to membership fee fight
Last Thursday, at around 8pm, the federal AMA sent an email telling WA members they were no longer part of the national organisation. These doctors…
The ‘incredibly sad’ turmoil threatening to split the AMA
Professor Steve Robson says the kicking out of AMA WA members is not a crisis for the federal AMA but an “incredibly sad” situation. Last…
Relaxing script monitoring laws for palliative and aged care patients ‘a welcome change’
Prescribing opioids or benzodiazepines to aged care residents or palliative patients would no longer require logging in to script monitoring software under a Queensland Government…
PBAC to examine if doctors should prescribe PBS medicines to prisoners
The Federal Government is considering lifting the PBS ban on Australia’s 42,000 prisoners, taking the suggestion to the PBAC’s March meeting. Prisoners have been excluded…
AHPRA changes social media guidelines after doctors reported for Gaza posts
This story has been updated to include greater detail of the guideline updates. Doctors who call for peace talks in Gaza are unlikely to trigger…
Many junior doctors fear claiming all their overtime: AMA survey
Four out of 10 junior doctors do not submit claims for all their unrostered overtime hours for fear it will impact their future work prospects,…
AMA has ‘serious’ concerns if Medicare rebates for initial specialist consults via telehealth are axed
A controversial recommendation to axe Medicare funding for initial specialist consultations via video is a cost-cutting manoeuvre with no justification, the AMA says. The draft…
Med school places should be funded based on how many doctors go rural, govt told
The Federal Government should reward universities that address community needs and produce rural doctors with more funded medical student places, the AMA has told the…
‘Secretive’ plan to let registered nurses prescribe MS-2 Step slammed
A Queensland Government plan to let registered nurses prescribe MS-2 Step is another “ad-hoc and opaque” attempt to rewrite health workers’ scope of practice, doctors say. …
