AMA Tasmania

Love is in the air, and so is the need for Medicare reform! 💝 This Valentine's Day, we're asking MPs to show Medicare some love ❤️‍🩹 Join the campaign if you agree it's time for change! #ModerniseMedicare ama.com.au/modernise-medicar…

The AMA welcomes @PeterDutton_MP's commitment to address a concerning lack of parity in conditions for GP registrars, following extensive AMA advocacy. This is an important acknowledgment of the dire situation in general practice. #auspol ama.com.au/media/ama-welcome…

Research continues to show that vapes contain many harmful chemicals and have severe health impacts. @amapresident Prof Steve Robson spoke to @BenFordham this morning about work being done now to assess the risks of second hand vaping. @2GB873 2gb.com/2nd-hand-vaping-warn…

Calling all public hospital doctors. The AMA Safe Hours Audit is closing on Friday. Take the survey: safehours.ama.com.au Don't forget to complete all mandatory fields.

Our latest Ambulance Ramping Report Card shows the issue is improving slightly in TAS, but a lack of data transparency makes it impossible to get the full picture. A nationally consistent approach to data reporting would boost efforts to address ramping. ama.com.au/media/grim-state-…

The AMA fully supports the government's proposal to ban the sale of vapes without a prescription.

Primary care is the backbone of rural healthcare, but there is a worrying shortage of general practitioners. Rural general practice is a vibrant and rewarding career, but as @ama_vice Danielle McMullen told @australian, it's time for real investment.

This is your daily reminder to complete the 2023 Safe Audit and help us determine what hours Australia's public hospital doctors are working, and the exact level of risk involved. Take the survey: safehours.ama.com.au/ Don't forget to complete all mandatory fields.

The latest data on hospital performance from @aihw again shows worsening performance in our hospitals. Record waits in EDs, ambulance ramping, elective surgery lists growing. We need urgent funding reform to help clear the hospital logjam. hospitallogjam.com.au

Hospitals are so overwhelmed officials are asking the public not to go to hospital. They are over-capacity and unable to move patients through the logjam. We need funding reform to expand capacity and improve performance. Read our plan to fix this: hospitallogjam.com.au

Frequent consumption of sugary drinks can cause obesity and a range of chronic diseases. While you might be fine now — keep drinking and you’ll see why sugar is a health time bomb. Or, read our report now and see how a sugar tax can help sicklysweet.com.au

We need to shift our thinking and invest in prevention and early intervention. Without good health, we cannot function as individuals or as a society. Learn why: ama.com.au/health-is-the-bes…

Incredibly concerning new data shows an increase in young people smoking, alongside an increase in vaping. After decades of declining rates of smoking in Australia this trend should alarm us all.

The AMA has been calling on the government to make this budget a health budget, and it has clearly listened with a strong focus on supporting general practice. Media Release: ama.com.au/media/strides-mad…

Minister for Health & Aged Care @Mark_Butler_MP spoke at the @PressClubAust today telling the audience he has "no higher priority than rebuilding general practice".

Vaping has become a 'health emergency' as a new generation of nicotine users is hooked on products from an industry Health Minister @Mark_Butler_MP said is "shamelessly marketing, not just to teenagers but to young children". theguardian.com/australia-ne…

The jury is in — research shows young people who vape are more likely to smoke, while the associated harms caused by toxic chemicals are leading to 'EVALI' or e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury. We need action on this now. ama.com.au/media/jury-vaping…

Years of poor indexation of Medicare mean the patient rebate has not kept pace with the cost of living, so the cost of everyday healthcare is rising. Patients are bearing the brunt of higher out-of-pocket costs. Your family's health shouldn't break the bank.