Vaccination rates are falling in many areas leading to the increased risk of vaccine preventable diseases like whooping cough, which can be deadly. Vaccines save lives. www.ama.com.au/media/act-no...

Our hospitals are in logjam following years of underinvestment. We need state and territory governments and the federal government to commit to both increase funding our public hospitals to expand capacity and improve performance. Story: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Health ministers are absolutely correct, confirmed in our ongoing research on the causes of logjam in our hospitals. This is one piece of the puzzle which needs solutions if we are to clear the hospital logjam. Our report: www.ama.com.au/articles/hos...

Our hospitals are in logjam. Patients can't move through the system due to exit block or 'bed block', with flow-on effects right through to long ED waits and ambulance ramping. We need urgent funding reform from state and fed govts to expand capacity and improve performance. hospitallogjam.com.au

Wednesday 10 September is #worldsuicidepreventionday; and this year’s theme, ‘Changing the Narrative on Suicide’, challenges us to transform how we think and talk about suicide.

Cricketing legend Usman Khawaja has taken a brave stand today calling out the government for failing to protect our children from the scourge that are gambling ads. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

The AMA’s new podcast, hosted by Dr Omar Khorshid and Dr Chris Moy, is back with a new episode this week discussing preventive health and the AMA's campaign for a tax on sugar sweetened beverages.

Experiences like this shine a light on the 'hidden' waitlist, or the years many patients wait to even see a specialist before joining the elective — really, essential — surgery waitlist. Years lost to pain and suffering. Our solutions and more are at hospitallogjam.com.au

The AMA’s new podcast, hosted by Dr Omar Khorshid and Dr Chris Moy, is back later this week. Subscribe to The Waiting Room to have each episode delivered to you as soon as it is released!

6000 people waiting for so-called elective — really, essential — surgeries in SA as hospitals remain in a state of logjam. We need state and federal govts to fix the funding formula to help expand hospital capacity and improve performance. Our solutions: hospitallogjam.com.au

SA didn't need an investigation to find out that "exit block" is one of the biggest problems contributing to ambulance ramping. We've been saying it all along… www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Patients left in hospital foyers and corridors, waiting for hours to receive treatment as nurses are rostered to 'babysit' them. This isn't right. We need state and federal govts to step up and deliver funding reform to clear the logjam in our hospitals. www.hospitallogjam.com.au

We need state and federal governments to step up and deliver funding reform to clear the logjam in our public hospitals. More aged care beds will help exit block, but we need real investment to expand capacity and improve performance. www.hospitallogjam.com.au

Worst ramping on record as flu cases overwhelm the SA hospital system. How can you help? Get vaccinated. How can governments help? State and federal governments must agree to funding reform to expand capacity and improve performance. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08... www.hospitallogjam.com.au

Would you like to lead with clarity, confidence, and purpose? Then the Australian Medical Association’s Women in Leadership program is for you. Register now: www.ama.com.au/events/women...

Did you hear the news? Dr Omar and Dr Chris have teamed up to host the AMA's new podcast The Waiting Room. Ep1 features AMA Pres Dr Danielle McMullen talking AMA advocacy. 📻 Spotify open.spotify.com/show/7mmGocs... 📻 Apple podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t... 📻 RSS feeds.zencastr.com/f/HHhjvwIs.rss

Did you hear the news? Dr Omar and Dr Chris have teamed up to host the AMA's new podcast The Waiting Room. Ep1 features AMA Pres Dr Danielle McMullen talking AMA advocacy. 📻 Spotify open.spotify.com/show/7mmGocs... 📻 Apple podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t... 📻 RSS feeds.zencastr.com/f/HHhjvwIs.rss

AMA President Dr Danielle McMullen kicking off AMA25!

There is encouraging news indicating a shift in young people's perceptions of vaping, with many young people seeing vaping as embarrassing and no longer perceiving it as a 'healthy alternative' to cigarettes.

We are proud to announce three medical students will be awarded an AMA Indigenous Medical Scholarship this year as we expand our support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander medical students.

The complacency of "it's just the flu" should be confronted by the reality that flu can and does lead to deaths every year. This WA family's heartbreaking loss was shared as a plea for others to get immunised. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...

No one deserves to spend 24 hrs on an ED floor in pain. Every day, patient care in our public hospitals is being impacted by issues like exit block.

AMA WA President Dr Kyle Hoath says expanding pharmacy prescribing trials prioritises "quick treatment over quality treatment". Patients deserve continuity of care with their own GP through an ongoing doctor-patient relationship.

It's been described as a "no-brainer" so why won't govt implement a small tax on sugary soft drinks? Research shows a 2kg reduction in sugar per person per year and $3.6bn in revenue, which means fewer chronic conditions from obesity, and money to fund preventive health measures. sicklysweet.com.au

Shocking reports of assaults on ED staff have been revealed in The Advertiser, with 23 assaults recorded over 12 weeks in just two of SA's hospitals. This is unacceptable, and no one should fear for their safety at work.

Alarming reports from Queensland's largest hospital reveal a healthcare system in crisis. This crisis, fuelled by an influx of flu and COVID patients, has forced the cancellation of non-urgent surgeries, creating dangerous logjams throughout the public health system.

How could this possibly be allowed to happen? Our hospital system is in logjam and it needs help. We need urgent funding reform to improve performance and expand capacity in our hospitals. It's time to clear the hospital logjam: hospitallogjam.com.au

Reports show wait times are worsening to the extent patients are waiting more than a day from calling 000 to getting inside a hospital. Ramping is the visible symptom of an entire hospital system in logjam. We urgently need funding reform to clear the logjam: hospitallogjam.com.au

Huge congratulations to Dr Daniel Hunt, Jaru and Indjibarndi man and an AMA member who is the recipient of the 2025 NAIDOC Person of the Year award for his extensive work in Aboriginal health. www.naidoc.org.au/awards/winne...

"Shocking." Influencers are glamourising and promoting gambling on social media platforms, in a concerning new trend. Our regulations around gambling are sorely outdated. It's time for governments to take a long hard look at how we get on top of this content. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

We welcome the news Lifeblood will scrap rules that effectively banned sexually active gay and bisexual men from donating blood and plasma. With an estimated 625,000 people to be made newly eligible from July 14, this is a significant step that will help save so many lives.

You have a unique opportunity to help grow the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander medical workforce. Donate to the AMA’s Indigenous Medical Scholarship fund this tax time and change lives for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander medical students and their communities.

Patients spent almost 5000 hours ramped in ambulances outside SA's public hospitals last month. We know this is the visible symptom of a system in logjam, with bed block one of the major contributing issues. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06... Learn more: www.hospitallogjam.com.au

Waiting lists for so-called "elective" (essential) surgeries are growing, and as AMA WA President Dr Michael Page points out the 'hidden' waiting list is even worse. We need an injection of funds and reforms to help clear the hospital logjam. www.ama.com.au/elective-sur...

The AMA is concerned about the aggressive push into vertically integrated healthcare by Bupa and other private health insurers — a move that risks transforming our system into a US-style model where profits come before patients. Read our media release: www.ama.com.au/media/alarm-...

This week is National Road Safety Week. Doctors, paramedics, nurses and many other health workers are faced with the grim consequences of road trauma every single day. The AMA is committed to advocating for improvements in road safety.

We're proud to be part of the Rethink Sugary Drink alliance calling for greater transparency in the labelling of sugar in drinks. AMA President Dr Danielle McMullen calls the labelling and marketing of soft drinks "intentionally deceptive". Read more: www.rethinksugarydrink.org.au/media/most-a...

This week is National Palliative Care Week. This year's theme is "What's your plan?" which emphasises the importance of ensuring your own wishes are at the centre of palliative care. #WhatsYourPlan #MattersOfLifeAndDeath

AMA President Dr Danielle McMullen is on an important visit in #Adelaide today to support Australian Medical Association SA's Access to Care Round Table.

Coverage in The NT News today reveals the significant human toll of private maternity ward closures. With the planned closure of Darwin Private Hospital's maternity services, expectant mums and families in Northern Territory are facing difficult choices. #auspol

We are pleased to announce AMA President Dr Danielle McMullen as a panellist for the 93rd RACS Annual Scientific Congress. Our President will participate in an expert panel coordinated by renowned Australian journalist Tony Jones, who will be asking all the hard-hitting questions about surgery.

We love Medicare and have spent years campaigning for politicians to commit to Modernising Medicare so it meets the needs of patients now and into the future.

Our 2025 Rural Health Issues Survey, released today, shows doctors are still grappling with inadequate resources, while crippling workforce shortages limit access to care for communities. Australia's rural, regional and remote patients deserve better. www.ama.com.au/media/time-g...

It's #WorldImmunisationWeek, a time to reflect upon the life-saving vaccines which have saved 154 million lives in the past 50 years. There is no time however for complacency or misinformed fears as we head into a horror flu season. Vaccines save lives. www.ama.com.au/media/fallin...

We know there are better ways to address ambulance ramping. We need to solve the problem, not shift it, by expanding capacity and improving performance in our hospitals to clear the hospital logjam. Learn more at hospitallogjam.com.au

As our latest private health insurance report card showed, patient rebates as a proportion of premiums are falling. #auspol #privatehealth #healthinsurance #hospitals

🌍 Today is #EarthDay, an occasion to reflect on our shared duty to safeguard the planet for the generations to come. Climate change poses a significant health crisis, with undeniable evidence of its severe impacts on individuals and communities.

Our latest Ambulance Ramping Report Card should be a wakeup call for all governments. Ambulance ramping in many states is still double what it was five years ago, with logjammed hospitals leaving patients waiting too long to be admitted. This leads to devastating human costs.

The AMA Indigenous Medical Scholarship has been supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander medical students for more than 30 years, and you can be a key part in expanding the scholarship into the future.

The AMA has launched its 2025 federal election platform, setting out a comprehensive plan for health reform. 🩺 From modernising Medicare and ending the hospital logjam, to fixing private health and tackling chronic disease with a sugar tax, the AMA is demanding action from all sides of politics.