Tasmanian Times
All posts tagged "AMA"
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334ArticleDoctors Take Action Over Unpaid Overtime
Media release – AMA Tasmania, 3 September 2025 HOURS WORKED MUST BE PAID – THIS IS NOT UP FOR NEGOTIATION OR INTERPRETATION...
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Doctors Concerned Over GP Assist Closure
The imminent closure of the GP Assist program is causing consternation over delivery of health services. Doctors’ body AMA said: “GP Assist...
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New Labor ‘TassieDoc’ Plan Sparks Backlash
The Australian Medical Association Tasmania Vice-President Dr Meg Creely has come out speaking against the Labor party’s latest healthcare proposal, the so-called...
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Election Roundup – Less than 10 Days to Go!
Structuring of state schools and enterprises has emerged as an election theme. With some thoughts being bandied about on possible school closures,...
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A Pledge or a Band-Aid for Northern Tasmania’s Health Crisis?
Artist impression of the proposed Northern Health Complex at the LGH with construction starting in 2028.
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2025 Rural Health Issues Survey Report
Overworked rural doctors are demanding greater funding and resources to improve staffing levels and hospital facilities in some of the country’s most...
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Are Southern Tasmania’s Private Maternity Services the Canary in the Private Insurance Coal Mine?
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) acknowledges that the current landscape surrounding maternity services is dynamic. We want to reassure the public that...
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AMA: We’re Failing on Mental Health
Media release – Australian Medical Association, 6 December 2024 Australia’s mental healthcare system failing those who need it most, AMA warns Australia’s...
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AMA: We Need a New Hobart Hospital
Media release – Dr Michael Lumsden-Steel, President of the Australian Medical Association (AMA) Tasmania, 12 October 2024 WHY IT’S TIME TO STOP...
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Tas Govt Proposes Crackdown on Vapes
Media release – Guy Barnett, Minister for Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing, 30 August 2024 Strong actions to stamp out vaping in...
