18Jun

AMA (NSW) President: Health Budget needs effective spending to succeed

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The NSW Government needs to ensure its funding in health promotes effective use of the money being invested, AMA (NSW) President, Dr Kean-Seng Lim, said. “It’s good to see the State Government recognise the need for more capacity in the health system through its investment in thousands of new health workers, including 1,060 doctors. “The […]

12Jun

AMA (NSW) President: The State’s hospitals are not built for this kind of pressure

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In less than 10 years, there has been more than a 40 per cent increase in the number of patients presenting at NSW emergency departments, according to BHI figures. “We’ve just seen another all-time record for ED presentations set, and this time it peaked above 750,000 patients for the first time. “It’s also the second […]

05Jun

AMA (NSW) President: Don’t let complacency be the death of lock-out laws

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30 May 2019 AMA (NSW) President, Dr Kean-Seng Lim has urged the Government to uphold the lock-out laws. “These measures have successfully reduced alcohol-related injuries in Sydney. To wind them back now would be foolish. “Time and time again people get complacent when health measures start to work well. We’ve seen that with vaccines and we’re also […]

03May

AMA (NSW) appealing to local Avengers star to help Byron Bay vote against anti-science candidate

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AMA (NSW) President, Dr Kean-Seng Lim, says an anti-science candidate deciding to run for the Lower House in the already anti-vaxxer-ridden area of Byron Bay is a really bad idea. “I’m reluctantly speaking out against Tom Barnett and his party, the Involuntary Medications Objectors Party, because I really don’t want to risk giving them more […]

06Mar

AMA (NSW) President: lack of government action on health is unsustainable

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AMA (NSW) President, Dr Kean-Seng Lim, says current government policy is not addressing the strains the health system is under. “The latest figures from the Bureau of Health Information show nearly three quarters of a million people attended NSW emergency departments in the last three months of 2018. “This is an all-time record for ED […]

01Mar

AMA (NSW) President: Federal Government should listen to the experts on healthcare

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AMA (NSW) President, Dr Kean-Seng Lim, rejects Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton’s assertion that Australians would be kicked off waiting lists for treatment as a result of the medevac law. “The idea that Australians would be kicked off waiting lists because a few dozen extra people require urgent treatment is an incredible leap and just […]

28Feb

AMA (NSW) / ASMOF (NSW) Alliance: the state’s doctors-in-training need better support

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AMA (NSW) / ASMOF (NSW) Alliance Doctors-in-Training Committee Co-Chairs, Drs James Lawler and Sanjay Hettige, say the state’s doctors-in-training need a system that better supports them. “AMA (NSW) is today launching its election priorities for the 2019 State and Federal Elections, our Vision for a Healthier NSW, and improving things for doctors-in-training is an important […]

28Feb

Election Priorities 2019: Vision for a Healthier NSW

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AMA (NSW) President, Dr Kean-Seng Lim, is today releasing the organisation's election priorities document for both the State and Federal elections. “Our Vision for a Healthier NSW is applicable to both upcoming elections and calls on all parties to work for what is best for the health system in this state. “Candidates of all stripes […]

21Feb

Independent review into paediatric services across the state is needed

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AMA (NSW) President, Dr Kean-Seng Lim, is calling for an independent review into where and how paediatric services are provided in NSW. “It has been ten years since the last major review of paediatric services in NSW. “In the past decade, we have seen a continuation of high-levelcare provided by both of our Children’s Hospitals […]

18Feb

More doctors and health workers for elective procedures welcomed

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AMA (NSW) welcomes the Government’s election promise to fund additional elective surgeries for children and the elderly. “The important part about this announcement is that extra clinical staff will be employed to carry out the additional procedures. “NSW hospitals are extraordinarily busy and the recognition that more doctors and health workers are needed to carry […]

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