Media Releases & News

This week’s NSW Drug Summit has provided a valuable opportunity to discuss issues impacting many areas of the health system, but any proposed new drug strategy must focus on the […]

AMA (NSW) is renewing its call for a new independent authority to oversee private hospitals after today’s announcement that more than six million Australians will now face hefty out of […]

Public hospital doctors across NSW are calling on the government to urgently increase hospital budgets as demand soars and cost cutting puts patients at risk. This year’s health budget of […]

NSW public hospitals have fewer specialist mental health beds than five years ago, despite a rise in mental health presentations to emergency departments and patients are waiting longer to be […]

In light of today’s 24-hour strike by NSW public hospital nurses, AMA (NSW) calls on the NSW Government to urgently invest in a modern workforce to match the state’s cutting-edge […]

Today’s NSW Bureau of Health Information quarterly report on public hospital and ambulance activity highlights the ever-increasing demands on an over-stretched health workforce and an urgent need for more funding […]

On 26 July 2024 AMA (NSW) wrote to Members as to whether AMA (NSW) should accept the Ministry of Health’s remuneration offer for Sessional VMOs, or proceed to arbitration. Member […]

AMA (NSW) is disappointed that patients insured by one of Australia’s largest health funds, nib, may soon be unable to use their hospital cover for surgery at major private hospitals […]