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MEDIA STATEMENT FROM AMA (NSW) PRESIDENT DR FRED BETROS The NSW Government told the public our hospitals were prepared for winter. They clearly were not. Today, the Premier and Health […]

As we move closer to the NSW election in March, healthcare must become more than another campaign talking point. We need a government prepared to confront the challenges doctors see […]

MEDIA STATEMENT FROM AMA (NSW) PRESIDENT DR FRED BETROS Today’s announcement of an additional 18 beds at Westmead Hospital is a step in the right direction but it will not […]

The NSW Government will point to this Budget as a record investment in health. But the truth is this a disaster for patients. Health funding has gone backwards despite record […]

MEDIA STATEMENT FROM AMA (NSW) PRESIDENT DR FRED BETROS Today’s Budget is not all it seems. Health funding has gone backwards in real terms despite record activity. That is a […]

STATEMENT FROM AMA (NSW) PRESIDENT DR FRED BETROS The latest Bureau of Health Information report should not be used by the NSW Government as a victory lap. Ambulance call-outs and […]

STATEMENT FROM AMA (NSW) PRESIDENT DR FRED BETROS We welcome the release of the evaluation of the NSW Government-sponsored pharmacist-led UTI trial. NSW deserves credit for properly evaluating pharmacist prescribing […]

I am an orthopaedic surgeon in Wagga Wagga and, currently the only orthopaedic spine surgeon working in the southern NSW/northern Victoria sector – an area serving a population in excess […]

It is a privilege to write to you as the new president of AMA (NSW).  Having served as vice president over the past two years, I have seen the strength, expertise and […]