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AMAV secures script win
PBV response letter
Amended Schedule 8 permit and notification requirements
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Bendigo
Sexual health for young people
Health plan essential to support population increase
Teamwork for peace of mind (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
The Big Kill: Smoking claims almost 4000 lives every year
Dr Travis 'The Big Kill' speech transcript
Bendigo doctors slam government EBA inaction
Practice solutions for doctors
Ballarat doctors slam government EBA inaction
Alfred doctors slam government EBA inaction
Doctors welcome tobacco reform plan
Improving Medical Interactions
Victoria lagging behind on tobacco regulation
Conditions worsening, say local doctors
Nice hospital, sorry you won’t be allowed in
Brumby blueprint a good start
Footy a breath of fresh air (Herald Sun, opinion)
Member Zone
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Frankston Hospital under pressure
Victorian hospitals performance spiralling down
Give active gifts this Mothers’ Day
State Budget – prescriptions, outcomes and prognoses
State Budget – an opportunity lost, says AMA Victoria
Hospital IT deathly ill (The Age, opinion)
Doctors expect a hospital care package in the Budget
Budget savings needed
Rural workforce rescue package essential
Government hiding hospital performance figures?
Doctors encourage families to walk to school on Friday 2 May
Bad medicine: regional health services in poor shape (Geelong Advertiser, opinion)
Better health for young men
Doctors need better work/life balance
Prevention better than cure
Doctors welcome preventative health initiatives
Support for new doctors needed
International Women’s Day: a healthy diary date
One new GP for half a million new Victorians
MEDICAL MEDIA SNAPSHOTS
New mental health services welcomed
Health warning in extreme heat
The case for bariatric surgery (The Age, opinion)
Lethal cocktail ready to explode (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
World Aids Day: AMA Victoria calls for better sex education in schools
AMA Victoria welcomes Nicola Roxon as new Health Minister
We need more beds (The Age, letter to the editor)
Doctors welcome new beds
Victoria’s hospitals need more than talk
Candidates must reveal rural health plans, says AMA Victoria
Deficits shows poor hospital planning
Private surgery won’t fix Victoria’s public hospital problems
Adequate health planning essential to support population increase
Political gain on tobacco unacceptable, says AMA Victoria & Quit
Government funds could ease Ballarat’s GP shortage
All elective surgery matters, says AMA Victoria
Budget surplus signals perfect time for Victorian health investment
AMA Victoria President to speak with Gippsland doctors about local issues
World Mental Health Day: A good day to think about mental health
Hospitals report shows improvements needed
Hand washing key to good infection control
Stronger penalties needed for Victorian healthcare worker assaults
AMA Victoria supports bonuses for cutting waiting lists
Doctors encourage Victorians to walk to work on 5 October
Doctors back car-free day
Confidentiality of medical records
Baby boom highlights need for more beds and better planning
Vigilance required as peak flu season hits
Doctors condemn inaction
AMA Victoria welcomes parliamentary review of abortion laws
Mental health services under pressure
Overseas trained doctors essential
Doctors welcome smoking milestone
Doctors welcome smoking milestone
Drug prescribing requires safety measures
Education and regulation needed in fight on obesity
Patient care the priority
Expo tackles doctor shortage
Work Vehicle smoking ban a must – AMA Victoria
Hospitals doing well today, but no room to move
Melbourne doctor elected president
AMA elects new President
Health professions unite for public safety
AMA Victoria president speaks out on rural health
Walk Safely to School Day a good time for family activity audit
Rural doctor support welcome - State budget
Promises honoured, no surprises - State budget
Mandatory notification of infectious diseases
Expansion of training program offers health support staff new direction
Village Life closures will spell disaster for health and aged care services
GP shortage highlights work to be done in regional Victoria
Bird flu preparedness: AMA Victoria supports proactive approach
Health professions welcome moves to protect patient safety - joint media release
Elective surgery funding welcome
Action plan needed now to keep doctors in Victoria
Hospital funding cuts target elderly
Alzheimer's Australia media release
Latrobe Regional Hospital specialist meeting welcome
Assessing testamentary capacity
Expert Witness Reports
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Hundreds of new doctors hit Victoria’s hospital wards
Water the key to good health during the festive season
No outpatient services provided at LRH despite government grant
Hospital actions force doctors away and hurt patients - Traralgon
Doctors support smoking ban in cars carrying children
Cancer screening program a shambles
Major parties neck and neck on health
WorkChoices in Medical Practice
AMA Victoria welcomes hospital bed boost
$1.4 billion welcome but not without risk
Victoria safer but not safe enough
Horsham visit by AMA Victoria President
AMA Victoria welcomes healthy food in school canteens
Mental health failures: lessons to be learnt
Dr Dennis Gration - Vicdoc story
Bendigo visit by AMA Victoria President
Elective surgery waiting list not a true reflection of wait
More dollars needed to ease pressure on dementia services
Prompt conclusion welcome in RWH case
AMA Victoria launches election health priorities list
MPBV decision on convicted doctor concerning
The hidden waiting list is hurting Victorians
Landmark agreement struck on doctors’ pay: 9.3 per cent increase over 12 months
Family doctors vital in keeping Victorians healthy
Focus on country Victoria’s doctor shortage welcome
Donut fundraisers irresponsible
Nothern Hospital - No spin, the facts - Doctor shortage strikes again
Latrobe Regional Hospital doctors take action
Gippsland paediatricians resign
Doctors to take professional action
One stop medical career shop open today
Budget fails to address rural GP shortage
Yates to serve second term
Doctors leave Werribee hospital
Progress slow
Doctors reject government offer
One in five patients forgotten - Victorians need real doctors not spin doctors
Children's services saved
States set to poach our doctors
Action needed to reduce elective surgery waiting times
Mental Health Funding Welcomed
Medical School Places Campaign
Smoking Legislation Must Go Further
The State Government Must Match SA Package or Face Further Doctor Shortages
AMA Calls For More Bariatric Surgery Places
Mandatory Police Checks for Aged Care Workers
Mental Health Services Under Pressure
AMA Victoria Responds COAG Initiatives
Complaints Against Medical Practitioners Low
AMA seeks urgent funding to ease elective surgery cancellations
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406 new doctors hit Victoria’s hospital wards
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Victoria wins tobacco control award
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Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Bill 2009
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Behind the smoke and mirrors
Doctors push zone change - Waverley Leader 28 April 2009
Pathology prize awarded to local doctor
Beware of faceless medicine
AMA Victoria Council Forum - Tuesday 3 August
Doctors welcome hospital iPad trial
Behind the smoke and mirrors: Medicare Locals
Why advertising for cold and flu treatments makes me sick (croakey, opinion editorial)
The national reform on health: implications on service delivery and institutions
Aged care alternatives needed for growing population
Doctors warn against soldiering on with colds and flus
Doctors urge caution on the roads over school holidays
Doctors call for prison needle exchange
Will the new-look divisions really serve the locals? (Australian Doctor, opinion editorial)
Government health advertising blitz – no patient benefit
Hospital funding boost for long-term quality improvement
Doctors welcome reduction in Ombudsman’s powers
If doctors are paid for performance, will some patients miss out? (croakey, opinion editorial)
AMA Victoria welcomes new Board members
GP study wins AMA Victoria’s Stawell Prize
Bed watch
Medical Indemnity Insurer Comparisons
Budget begins to move health system forward
Annual Council Ballot
2009 Annual Report now available
Victorian hospitals under severe pressure
Seasonal Flu Vaccine and young children
Seasonal Flu Vaccine and young children
Health deal fails to deliver real reform (The Age, opinion editorial)
CoAG deal on health reform
CoAG agreement must deliver better deal for Victorian patients (op ed)
Health reform too important to get wrong
AMA Victoria to hear Gippsland doctors’ concerns
Notice of Annual General Meeting
AMA Victoria Council and the Council Ballot
Dr Harry Hemley's letter to the Premier on Commonwealth health reform concerns
AMA Victoria's 2010-11 State Budget Submission - Improving patient safety
Rudd playing blame game on health (Medical Observer, opinion)
Bed boost vital to support population increase
Health debate verdict (The Age, opinion)
Rural hospital protection more likely after PM announcement
Rudd vs Abbott (ABC's The Drum Wrap, opinion)
Victoria deserves compensation on health reform
Here’s a tip for improving health with a politically popular tax (Croakey, opinion editorial)
Health reform threatens rural hospitals
AMA Victoria Council - Tuesday 23 February
Ombudsman needs oversight body
Time to discuss organ donation
A proposal for improving casemix funding, Victorian-style (Croakey, opinion editorial)
Good medicine for the bush (Ballarat Courier, opinion editorial)
Country Victoria needs medical workforce rescue plan
Death and taxes (Sunday Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
AMA National Conference 2010
AMA Victoria Council Elections 2010
AMA Victoria Procedural By-Laws
Independent nomination for Council 2010 2011
Fellows nomination for Council 2010 2011
Doctors welcome new Parliamentary Secretary for Health
New doctors for Victoria’s public hospitals
Cooling subsidies needed to protect elderly in heat
Health precautions in the heat
New Award Subscriber Service now available
Summer water safety precautions
Put better health on resolutions list
Doctors call for new tobacco levy
Drink safely this Christmas
Drive safely this festive season
Urgent notice for medical practices that employ staff
Fair Work Information Statement
Award Subscriber Service order form
Doctors welcome Box Hill Hospital bed increase
Patients' long wait for care must end (The Age online, opinion editorial)
Stay up-to-date with AMA Victoria's RSS news feeds
Premier flags parliamentary oversight for Ombudsman
ACCC warns alternative healer following AMA Victoria complaints
AMA welcomes amendment to Health Legislation (Midwives and Nurse Practitioners) Bill 2009
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Bill 2009
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Bill 2009
Rural VMO Survey - your assistance is essential
AMA Victoria Council
AMA Victoria questions Ombudsman's processes
WorkHealth checks for AMA Victoria staff
Clinicians Health Channel changes
Letter to Minister re Clinicians Health Channel
Be inspired at the next Women in Medicine event on 12 November
Swine flu vaccination doesn't hurt a bit - Hartland
AMA GP meeting reported on front page of the Sunday Age
AMA Victoria to hear Mallee doctors' concerns
Victorian hospitals show slight improvement - more needed
Hidden waiting lists must be uncovered
Response to the ALP's attack on Ophthalmologists
Template letter to podiatrists regarding prescribing schedule drugs
Facts on cataract surgery in Victoria
Podiatrist prescribing is a dangerous step (Medical Observer, opinion editorial)
Health plan vital to support population increase
Eye clinic waiting times list hidden (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
Simplified multi purpose taxi forms online from 2011
National blood donor week: Save up to three lives
AMA Victoria joins nurse practitioner legislation fight
Doctors call for tobacco vendor licenses
Concerns raised about Ombudsman’s TAC and Workcover billing report
Vic doctors not found guilty of fraud (Australian Financial Review, letter to the editor)
Doctors welcome new Department of Health
Brumby must shed light on hidden waiting lists
Ombudsman's Report into TAC/WorkSafe: system at fault, not doctors
Time for healthy debate (The Age, opinion)
Vital figures missing from Your Hospitals report
TAC payment system overhaul
EBA Update
H1N1 clinical resource for doctors
H1N1 clinical resource for doctors
Get active to prevent diabetes
Australian Fair Pay Commission - outcomes of wage decision
H1N1 Influenza 09 (Human Swine Flu) Information for GPs
Melbourne GP elected president
Workplace hygiene promotion
Swine flu update
Rural general practice spared the knife
Win for GPs on RRMA
Victoria denied fair share of health infrastructure funds
Compensation scheme needed for Victorian hospitals
Doctors welcome new cancer centre plans
AMA Victoria underwhelmed by Budget
Swine Influenza: Chief Medical Officer's Update
Chief Medical Officer's letter, 5 May 2009
All employers must take responsibility for flu prevention
Urgent information for medical practitioners on Swine Influenza
General Practitioner Alert Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Swine flu
Workplace hygiene
Specialist training investing in the future of health care
DHS issues alert on swine flu
Doctors call for tobacco price rise
Roxon must protect general practice in country Victoria
AMAV secures script win
PBV response letter
Nothing but the truth (The Age, opinion)
Scrapped performance payments a bonus for the system
A call to arms against war on red tape (Medical Observer, opinion)
Doctors welcome mental health reform plan
Doctors call for online emergency department wait times
Amended Schedule 8 permit and notification requirements
Doctors recommend flu vaccine for ‘at risk’ groups
Unhealthy situation developing in Ballarat (Ballarat Courier, opinion editorial)
Rescue package for rural medical workforce
Organ and tissue donation – questions your patients might ask you
Time to discuss organ donation options
'Birthday' comes early for Reservoir East students
Message from the President on Bushfire Tragedy
Doctors accept pay offer
Rural funding in unhealthy state (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
It’s still hot – keeping healthy
Doctors welcome Gippsland bed boost
Health precautions in heat wave
AMA Victoria Submission on Podiatry Prescribing
Submission for access to Schedule 2, 3 & 4 drugs for endorsed podiatrists
Doctors welcome Southern Health bed boost
Health warning in extreme heat
Sexual health for young people
New doctors for Victoria’s public hospitals
Public hospital doctors offered new pay deal
Doctors welcome end to tobacco displays
Albury Wodonga health service amalgamation welcomed
Victorian Medical Directory: making referrals easy
Where does the buck stop in health?
Fair go from the feds needed to rescue Victorian hospital performance
AMA Victoria comment on the Ombudsman’s Report of an Investigation into issues at Bayside Health
Individual hospitals data: What the Your Hospitals Report doesn't say
Hospital Performance list by hospital 0607 to 0708
Record numbers of Victorians missing out on care
Victorian Tobacco Control Strategy AMA Victoria response
GP Super Clinics
Stateline report on Junior doctor conditions
Media Releases
2010
Pathology prize awarded to local doctor
Beware of faceless medicine
Doctors welcome hospital iPad trial
Why advertising for cold and flu treatments makes me sick (croakey, opinion editorial)
The national reform on health: implications on service delivery and institutions
Aged care alternatives needed for growing population
Doctors warn against soldiering on with colds and flus
Doctors urge caution on the roads over school holidays
Doctors call for prison needle exchange
Will the new-look divisions really serve the locals? (Australian Doctor, opinion editorial)
Government health advertising blitz – no patient benefit
Hospital funding boost for long-term quality improvement
Doctors welcome reduction in Ombudsman’s powers
If doctors are paid for performance, will some patients miss out? (croakey, opinion editorial)
The beginning of the end for Medicare?
GP study wins AMA Victoria’s Stawell Prize
Budget begins to move health system forward
Victorian hospitals under severe pressure
Health deal fails to deliver real reform (The Age, opinion editorial)
CoAG deal on health reform
CoAG agreement must deliver better deal for Victorian patients (op ed)
Health reform too important to get wrong
AMA Victoria to hear Gippsland doctors’ concerns
Doctors urge caution on roads over Easter
Rudd playing blame game on health (Medical Observer, opinion)
Bed boost vital to support population increase
Health debate verdict (The Age, opinion)
Rural hospital protection more likely after PM announcement
Rudd vs Abbott (ABC's The Drum Wrap, opinion)
Victoria deserves compensation on health reform
Here’s a tip for improving health with a politically popular tax (Croakey, opinion editorial)
Health reform threatens rural hospitals
Time to discuss organ donation
A proposal for improving casemix funding, Victorian-style (Croakey, opinion editorial)
Jennings warns men to be vigilant about their health - from the Minister for Environment & Climate Change
GP sick parade getting longer (Geelong Advertiser, opinion editorial)
Good medicine for the bush (Ballarat Courier, opinion editorial)
Rural GPs sick and tired (Shepparton News, opinion editorial)
Country Victoria needs medical workforce rescue plan
A popular tax?
Death and taxes (Sunday Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
Doctors welcome new Parliamentary Secretary for Health
New doctors for Victoria’s public hospitals
Cooling subsidies needed to protect elderly in heat
Health precautions in the heat
2009
Summer water safety precautions
Put better health on resolutions list
Doctors call for new tobacco levy
Drink safely this Christmas
Drive safely this festive season
Doctors welcome Box Hill Hospital bed increase
Cure needed (Geelong Advertiser, opinion editorial)
Why are we waiting? (Bendigo Advertiser, opinion editorial)
Playing the waiting game (Ballarat Courier, opinion editoral)
Patients' long wait for care must end (The Age online, opinion editorial)
Premier flags parliamentary oversight for Ombudsman
ACCC warns alternative healer following AMA Victoria complaints
AMA welcomes amendment to Health Legislation (Midwives and Nurse Practitioners) Bill 2009
AMA Victoria questions Ombudsman's processes
WorkHealth checks for AMA Victoria staff
Swine flu vaccination doesn't hurt a bit - Hartland
AMA Victoria to hear Mallee doctors' concerns
Victorian hospitals show slight improvement - more needed
Hidden waiting lists must be uncovered
Facts on cataract surgery in Victoria
Podiatrist prescribing is a dangerous step (Medical Observer, opinion editorial)
Health plan vital to support population increase
Eye clinic waiting times list hidden (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
Simplified multi purpose taxi forms online from 2011
National blood donor week: Save up to three lives
AMA Victoria joins nurse practitioner legislation fight
Doctors call for tobacco vendor licenses
Concerns raised about Ombudsman’s TAC and Workcover billing report
Vic doctors not found guilty of fraud (Australian Financial Review, letter to the editor)
Doctors welcome new Department of Health
Brumby must shed light on hidden waiting lists
Time for healthy debate (The Age, opinion)
Vital figures missing from Your Hospitals report
Get active to prevent diabetes
Melbourne GP elected president
Workplace hygiene promotion
Mislead and manipulated (Australian Doctor, opinion)
Rural general practice spared the knife
Victoria denied fair share of health infrastructure funds
Compensation scheme needed for Victorian hospitals
Doctors welcome new cancer centre plans
AMA Victoria underwhelmed by Budget
All employers must take responsibility for flu prevention
Workplace hygiene
Specialist training investing in the future of health care
Doctors call for tobacco price rise
Roxon must protect general practice in country Victoria
Nothing but the truth (The Age, opinion)
Scrapped performance payments a bonus for the system
A call to arms against war on red tape (Medical Observer, opinion)
Doctors welcome mental health reform plan
Doctors call for online emergency department wait times
Doctors recommend flu vaccine for ‘at risk’ groups
Unhealthy situation developing in Ballarat (Ballarat Courier, opinion editorial)
Rescue package for rural medical workforce
No place if you need a GP (Sunraysia Daily, opinion editorial)
Time to discuss organ donation options
'Birthday' comes early for Reservoir East students
Doctors accept pay offer
Pay offer for public hospital doctors
Rural funding in unhealthy state (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
Health misses out in economic stimulus package
It’s still hot – keeping healthy
Doctors welcome Western Health bed boost
Doctors welcome Alfred bed boost
Doctors welcome Bendigo Health bed boost
Doctors welcome Gippsland bed boost
Health precautions in heat wave
Doctors welcome Southern Health bed boost
Health warning in extreme heat
New doctors for Victoria’s public hospitals
2008
Public hospital doctors offered new pay deal
Doctors welcome end to tobacco displays
Albury Wodonga health service amalgamation welcomed
Victorian Medical Directory: making referrals easy
Every buck counts (The Age, letter to the editor)
Where does the buck stop in health?
Young doctors out in the cold (Shepparton News, letter to the editor)
State gets mean on country practice (Bendigo Advertiser, opinion editorial)
Fair go from the feds needed to rescue Victorian hospital performance
Doctors call for end to EBA uncertainty
Doctors’ plea for action to keep surgeons
Statement from Dr Mukesh Haikerwal
AMA Victoria comment on the Ombudsman’s Report of an Investigation into issues at Bayside Health
Baby boom renews calls for more hospital beds
Junior medical staff threaten action
100 comments highlight hospital inequities
We need to keep our doctors
Victorian Doctors in Training worried about their future
More Box Hill patients missing out on care
More Alfred Hospital patients missing out on care
More Monash patients missing out on care
More Latrobe Regional Hospital patients missing out on care
More Royal Melbourne Hospital patients missing out on care
More St Vincent’s Hospital patients missing out on care
More Austin Hospital patients missing out on care
More Maroondah Hospital patients missing out on care
More Goulburn Valley Hospital patients missing out on care
More Bendigo patients missing out on care
More Ballarat Hospital patients missing out on care
Individual hospitals data: What the Your Hospitals Report doesn't say
Hospital Performance list by hospital 0607 to 0708
Record numbers of Victorians missing out on care
Victorian doctor recruitment falls further behind
Dr Mukesh Haikerwal recovering following attack
Geelong doctors slam government EBA inaction
Peter Mac doctors slam government EBA inaction
Health plan essential to support population increase
Teamwork for peace of mind (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
RMH doctors concerned over government EBA inaction
The Big Kill: Smoking claims almost 4000 lives every year
Dr Travis 'The Big Kill' speech transcript
Bendigo doctors slam government EBA inaction
Trend to bigger clinics (Progress Leader, letter to the editor)
Practice solutions for doctors
Ballarat doctors slam government EBA inaction
Medical services on demand. It's not so (The Age, letter to the editor)
Alfred doctors slam government EBA inaction
Doctors welcome tobacco reform plan
AMA Victoria to hear Mallee doctors’ concerns
AMA Victoria to hear local doctors’ concerns
Doctor receives medical prize medal, 49 years on
Pathology prize awarded to local doctor
More beds, please (The Age, letter to the editor)
Medical community celebrates AMA Victoria achievements
Victoria lagging behind on tobacco regulation
Conditions worsening, say local doctors
Real incentives needed to keep doctors (Bendigo Weekly, opinion)
AMA to meet with Gippsland doctors
AMA to meet with Ballarat doctors
AMA Victoria position on Medical Treatment (Physician Assisted Dying) Bill 2008
Just another boozy night (Herald Sun, opinion)
Nice hospital, sorry you won’t be allowed in
Brumby blueprint a good start
Unnecessary red tape affects time with patients
Doctors welcome Castlemaine fluoridation
Reform MBS for patient benefits
Utilising general practice nurses better
GP supply must keep pace with need
Protecting GPs and their patients
General practice week 2008
Overweight and obesity in Australia (MJA, letter to the editor)
Peer support for troubled doctors
Footy a breath of fresh air (Herald Sun, opinion)
MEDICAL MEDIA SNAPSHOTS
AMA Victoria can make practice perfect
AMA Victoria to meet with Warrnambool doctors
St Vincent’s Hospital under pressure
Northern Hospital under pressure
Monash Medical Centre Hospital under pressure
Latrobe Regional Hospital under pressure
Goulburn Valley Health under pressure
Box Hill Hospital under pressure
Austin Hospital under pressure
The Alfred Hospital under pressure
Frankston Hospital under pressure
Victorian hospitals performance spiralling down
New candidate school for medical admin
Give active gifts this Mothers’ Day
State Budget – prescriptions, outcomes and prognoses
State Budget – an opportunity lost, says AMA Victoria
Hospital IT deathly ill (The Age, opinion)
Doctors expect a hospital care package in the Budget
Budget savings needed
AMA welcomes regional capital works upgrades
Rural workforce rescue package essential
AMA Victoria & Victoria police: protecting local doctors
Government hiding hospital performance figures?
Doctors encourage families to walk to school on Friday 2 May
Remember to drive safely this ANZAC Day weekend
Bad medicine: regional health services in poor shape (Geelong Advertiser, opinion)
Better health for young men
AMA Victoria to meet with Mallee doctors
Smoking is biggest killer (Bendigo Advertiser, letter to the editor)
Doctors need better work/life balance
Calls to ban fruit and confectionery flavoured cigarettes
Presentation skills training for medical practitioners
Finally getting teeth into it (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
Prevention better than cure
Sick system needs surgery (Herald Sun, opinion)
Doctors welcome preventative health initiatives
Support for new doctors needed
International Women’s Day: a healthy diary date
One new GP for half a million new Victorians
The weighting game (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
AMA to meet with local doctors
Doctors need help (Shepparton News, letter to the editor)
Hospitals can be fixed, says AMA
Regions also deserve top quality healthcare (Ballarat Courier, opinion)
Solarium regulations welcomed
MEDICAL MEDIA SNAPSHOTS
The doctor needs help (Herald Sun, opinion)
New mental health services welcomed
Health warning in extreme heat
The case for bariatric surgery (The Age, opinion)
A to Z guide to staying healthy (Sunraysia Daily, opinion)
2007
Woeful road statistics must stop (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
Drink safely this festive season
Stay healthy this festive season
Sex education should be a class act (Border Mail, opinion)
Hot water best for bluebottle stings
Fine line between happiness and heartbreak
Act now on violence (The Age, letter to the editor)
Lethal cocktail ready to explode (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
World Aids Day: AMA Victoria calls for better sex education in schools
AMA Victoria welcomes Nicola Roxon as new Health Minister
We need more beds (The Age, letter to the editor)
Doctors welcome new beds
Victoria’s hospitals need more than talk
Smoke in cars stinks (The Age, letter to the editor)
Men can live longer
Candidates must reveal rural health plans, says AMA Victoria
Deficits shows poor hospital planning
Private surgery won’t fix Victoria’s public hospital problems
Adequate health planning essential to support population increase
Obesity is not a moral issue (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
Political gain on tobacco unacceptable, says AMA Victoria & Quit
Government funds could ease Ballarat’s GP shortage
All elective surgery matters, says AMA Victoria
Budget surplus signals perfect time for Victorian health investment
AMA Victoria President to speak with Gippsland doctors about local issues
Christine Nixon to lead media skills conference
World Mental Health Day: A good day to think about mental health
GPs in need helpful in deed (The Age, letter to the editor)
Hospitals report shows improvements needed
Hand washing key to good infection control
Stronger penalties needed for Victorian healthcare worker assaults
Funding key issue in Victorian hospitals
International medical graduates integral to provision of Victorian healthcare
AMA Victoria supports bonuses for cutting waiting lists
Doctors encourage Victorians to walk to work on 5 October
Doctors back car-free day
Confidentiality of medical records
Baby boom highlights need for more beds and better planning
Vigilance required as peak flu season hits
Doctors condemn inaction
AMA Victoria welcomes parliamentary review of abortion laws
Mental health services under pressure
Overseas trained doctors essential
Doctors welcome smoking milestone
Doctors welcome smoking milestone
Meeting planned to get merger back on track
Drug prescribing requires safety measures
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Mental Health Policy: A positive beginning in Helping to solve a State-wide problem
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Podiatrist prescribing is a dangerous step (Medical Observer, opinion editorial)
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Vic doctors not found guilty of fraud (Australian Financial Review, letter to the editor)
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Win for GPs on RRMA
Victoria denied fair share of health infrastructure funds
Compensation scheme needed for Victorian hospitals
Doctors welcome new cancer centre plans
AMA Victoria underwhelmed by Budget
Swine Influenza: Chief Medical Officer's Update
Chief Medical Officer's letter, 5 May 2009
All employers must take responsibility for flu prevention
Urgent information for medical practitioners on Swine Influenza
General Practitioner Alert Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Swine flu
Workplace hygiene
Specialist training investing in the future of health care
DHS issues alert on swine flu
Doctors call for tobacco price rise
Roxon must protect general practice in country Victoria
AMAV secures script win
PBV response letter
Nothing but the truth (The Age, opinion)
Scrapped performance payments a bonus for the system
A call to arms against war on red tape (Medical Observer, opinion)
Doctors welcome mental health reform plan
Doctors call for online emergency department wait times
Amended Schedule 8 permit and notification requirements
Doctors recommend flu vaccine for ‘at risk’ groups
Unhealthy situation developing in Ballarat (Ballarat Courier, opinion editorial)
Rescue package for rural medical workforce
Organ and tissue donation – questions your patients might ask you
Time to discuss organ donation options
'Birthday' comes early for Reservoir East students
Message from the President on Bushfire Tragedy
Doctors accept pay offer
Rural funding in unhealthy state (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
It’s still hot – keeping healthy
Doctors welcome Gippsland bed boost
Health precautions in heat wave
AMA Victoria Submission on Podiatry Prescribing
Submission for access to Schedule 2, 3 & 4 drugs for endorsed podiatrists
Doctors welcome Southern Health bed boost
Health warning in extreme heat
Sexual health for young people
New doctors for Victoria’s public hospitals
Public hospital doctors offered new pay deal
Doctors welcome end to tobacco displays
Albury Wodonga health service amalgamation welcomed
Victorian Medical Directory: making referrals easy
Where does the buck stop in health?
Fair go from the feds needed to rescue Victorian hospital performance
AMA Victoria comment on the Ombudsman’s Report of an Investigation into issues at Bayside Health
Individual hospitals data: What the Your Hospitals Report doesn't say
Hospital Performance list by hospital 0607 to 0708
Record numbers of Victorians missing out on care
Victorian Tobacco Control Strategy AMA Victoria response
GP Super Clinics
Stateline report on Junior doctor conditions
Media Releases
2010
Pathology prize awarded to local doctor
Beware of faceless medicine
Doctors welcome hospital iPad trial
Why advertising for cold and flu treatments makes me sick (croakey, opinion editorial)
The national reform on health: implications on service delivery and institutions
Aged care alternatives needed for growing population
Doctors warn against soldiering on with colds and flus
Doctors urge caution on the roads over school holidays
Doctors call for prison needle exchange
Will the new-look divisions really serve the locals? (Australian Doctor, opinion editorial)
Government health advertising blitz – no patient benefit
Hospital funding boost for long-term quality improvement
Doctors welcome reduction in Ombudsman’s powers
If doctors are paid for performance, will some patients miss out? (croakey, opinion editorial)
The beginning of the end for Medicare?
GP study wins AMA Victoria’s Stawell Prize
Budget begins to move health system forward
Victorian hospitals under severe pressure
Health deal fails to deliver real reform (The Age, opinion editorial)
CoAG deal on health reform
CoAG agreement must deliver better deal for Victorian patients (op ed)
Health reform too important to get wrong
AMA Victoria to hear Gippsland doctors’ concerns
Doctors urge caution on roads over Easter
Rudd playing blame game on health (Medical Observer, opinion)
Bed boost vital to support population increase
Health debate verdict (The Age, opinion)
Rural hospital protection more likely after PM announcement
Rudd vs Abbott (ABC's The Drum Wrap, opinion)
Victoria deserves compensation on health reform
Here’s a tip for improving health with a politically popular tax (Croakey, opinion editorial)
Health reform threatens rural hospitals
Time to discuss organ donation
A proposal for improving casemix funding, Victorian-style (Croakey, opinion editorial)
Jennings warns men to be vigilant about their health - from the Minister for Environment & Climate Change
GP sick parade getting longer (Geelong Advertiser, opinion editorial)
Good medicine for the bush (Ballarat Courier, opinion editorial)
Rural GPs sick and tired (Shepparton News, opinion editorial)
Country Victoria needs medical workforce rescue plan
A popular tax?
Death and taxes (Sunday Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
Doctors welcome new Parliamentary Secretary for Health
New doctors for Victoria’s public hospitals
Cooling subsidies needed to protect elderly in heat
Health precautions in the heat
2009
Summer water safety precautions
Put better health on resolutions list
Doctors call for new tobacco levy
Drink safely this Christmas
Drive safely this festive season
Doctors welcome Box Hill Hospital bed increase
Cure needed (Geelong Advertiser, opinion editorial)
Why are we waiting? (Bendigo Advertiser, opinion editorial)
Playing the waiting game (Ballarat Courier, opinion editoral)
Patients' long wait for care must end (The Age online, opinion editorial)
Premier flags parliamentary oversight for Ombudsman
ACCC warns alternative healer following AMA Victoria complaints
AMA welcomes amendment to Health Legislation (Midwives and Nurse Practitioners) Bill 2009
AMA Victoria questions Ombudsman's processes
WorkHealth checks for AMA Victoria staff
Swine flu vaccination doesn't hurt a bit - Hartland
AMA Victoria to hear Mallee doctors' concerns
Victorian hospitals show slight improvement - more needed
Hidden waiting lists must be uncovered
Facts on cataract surgery in Victoria
Podiatrist prescribing is a dangerous step (Medical Observer, opinion editorial)
Health plan vital to support population increase
Eye clinic waiting times list hidden (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
Simplified multi purpose taxi forms online from 2011
National blood donor week: Save up to three lives
AMA Victoria joins nurse practitioner legislation fight
Doctors call for tobacco vendor licenses
Concerns raised about Ombudsman’s TAC and Workcover billing report
Vic doctors not found guilty of fraud (Australian Financial Review, letter to the editor)
Doctors welcome new Department of Health
Brumby must shed light on hidden waiting lists
Time for healthy debate (The Age, opinion)
Vital figures missing from Your Hospitals report
Get active to prevent diabetes
Melbourne GP elected president
Workplace hygiene promotion
Mislead and manipulated (Australian Doctor, opinion)
Rural general practice spared the knife
Victoria denied fair share of health infrastructure funds
Compensation scheme needed for Victorian hospitals
Doctors welcome new cancer centre plans
AMA Victoria underwhelmed by Budget
All employers must take responsibility for flu prevention
Workplace hygiene
Specialist training investing in the future of health care
Doctors call for tobacco price rise
Roxon must protect general practice in country Victoria
Nothing but the truth (The Age, opinion)
Scrapped performance payments a bonus for the system
A call to arms against war on red tape (Medical Observer, opinion)
Doctors welcome mental health reform plan
Doctors call for online emergency department wait times
Doctors recommend flu vaccine for ‘at risk’ groups
Unhealthy situation developing in Ballarat (Ballarat Courier, opinion editorial)
Rescue package for rural medical workforce
No place if you need a GP (Sunraysia Daily, opinion editorial)
Time to discuss organ donation options
'Birthday' comes early for Reservoir East students
Doctors accept pay offer
Pay offer for public hospital doctors
Rural funding in unhealthy state (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
Health misses out in economic stimulus package
It’s still hot – keeping healthy
Doctors welcome Western Health bed boost
Doctors welcome Alfred bed boost
Doctors welcome Bendigo Health bed boost
Doctors welcome Gippsland bed boost
Health precautions in heat wave
Doctors welcome Southern Health bed boost
Health warning in extreme heat
New doctors for Victoria’s public hospitals
2008
Public hospital doctors offered new pay deal
Doctors welcome end to tobacco displays
Albury Wodonga health service amalgamation welcomed
Victorian Medical Directory: making referrals easy
Every buck counts (The Age, letter to the editor)
Where does the buck stop in health?
Young doctors out in the cold (Shepparton News, letter to the editor)
State gets mean on country practice (Bendigo Advertiser, opinion editorial)
Fair go from the feds needed to rescue Victorian hospital performance
Doctors call for end to EBA uncertainty
Doctors’ plea for action to keep surgeons
Statement from Dr Mukesh Haikerwal
AMA Victoria comment on the Ombudsman’s Report of an Investigation into issues at Bayside Health
Baby boom renews calls for more hospital beds
Junior medical staff threaten action
100 comments highlight hospital inequities
We need to keep our doctors
Victorian Doctors in Training worried about their future
More Box Hill patients missing out on care
More Alfred Hospital patients missing out on care
More Monash patients missing out on care
More Latrobe Regional Hospital patients missing out on care
More Royal Melbourne Hospital patients missing out on care
More St Vincent’s Hospital patients missing out on care
More Austin Hospital patients missing out on care
More Maroondah Hospital patients missing out on care
More Goulburn Valley Hospital patients missing out on care
More Bendigo patients missing out on care
More Ballarat Hospital patients missing out on care
Individual hospitals data: What the Your Hospitals Report doesn't say
Hospital Performance list by hospital 0607 to 0708
Record numbers of Victorians missing out on care
Victorian doctor recruitment falls further behind
Dr Mukesh Haikerwal recovering following attack
Geelong doctors slam government EBA inaction
Peter Mac doctors slam government EBA inaction
Health plan essential to support population increase
Teamwork for peace of mind (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
RMH doctors concerned over government EBA inaction
The Big Kill: Smoking claims almost 4000 lives every year
Dr Travis 'The Big Kill' speech transcript
Bendigo doctors slam government EBA inaction
Trend to bigger clinics (Progress Leader, letter to the editor)
Practice solutions for doctors
Ballarat doctors slam government EBA inaction
Medical services on demand. It's not so (The Age, letter to the editor)
Alfred doctors slam government EBA inaction
Doctors welcome tobacco reform plan
AMA Victoria to hear Mallee doctors’ concerns
AMA Victoria to hear local doctors’ concerns
Doctor receives medical prize medal, 49 years on
Pathology prize awarded to local doctor
More beds, please (The Age, letter to the editor)
Medical community celebrates AMA Victoria achievements
Victoria lagging behind on tobacco regulation
Conditions worsening, say local doctors
Real incentives needed to keep doctors (Bendigo Weekly, opinion)
AMA to meet with Gippsland doctors
AMA to meet with Ballarat doctors
AMA Victoria position on Medical Treatment (Physician Assisted Dying) Bill 2008
Just another boozy night (Herald Sun, opinion)
Nice hospital, sorry you won’t be allowed in
Brumby blueprint a good start
Unnecessary red tape affects time with patients
Doctors welcome Castlemaine fluoridation
Reform MBS for patient benefits
Utilising general practice nurses better
GP supply must keep pace with need
Protecting GPs and their patients
General practice week 2008
Overweight and obesity in Australia (MJA, letter to the editor)
Peer support for troubled doctors
Footy a breath of fresh air (Herald Sun, opinion)
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AMA Victoria can make practice perfect
AMA Victoria to meet with Warrnambool doctors
St Vincent’s Hospital under pressure
Northern Hospital under pressure
Monash Medical Centre Hospital under pressure
Latrobe Regional Hospital under pressure
Goulburn Valley Health under pressure
Box Hill Hospital under pressure
Austin Hospital under pressure
The Alfred Hospital under pressure
Frankston Hospital under pressure
Victorian hospitals performance spiralling down
New candidate school for medical admin
Give active gifts this Mothers’ Day
State Budget – prescriptions, outcomes and prognoses
State Budget – an opportunity lost, says AMA Victoria
Hospital IT deathly ill (The Age, opinion)
Doctors expect a hospital care package in the Budget
Budget savings needed
AMA welcomes regional capital works upgrades
Rural workforce rescue package essential
AMA Victoria & Victoria police: protecting local doctors
Government hiding hospital performance figures?
Doctors encourage families to walk to school on Friday 2 May
Remember to drive safely this ANZAC Day weekend
Bad medicine: regional health services in poor shape (Geelong Advertiser, opinion)
Better health for young men
AMA Victoria to meet with Mallee doctors
Smoking is biggest killer (Bendigo Advertiser, letter to the editor)
Doctors need better work/life balance
Calls to ban fruit and confectionery flavoured cigarettes
Presentation skills training for medical practitioners
Finally getting teeth into it (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
Prevention better than cure
Sick system needs surgery (Herald Sun, opinion)
Doctors welcome preventative health initiatives
Support for new doctors needed
International Women’s Day: a healthy diary date
One new GP for half a million new Victorians
The weighting game (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
AMA to meet with local doctors
Doctors need help (Shepparton News, letter to the editor)
Hospitals can be fixed, says AMA
Regions also deserve top quality healthcare (Ballarat Courier, opinion)
Solarium regulations welcomed
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The doctor needs help (Herald Sun, opinion)
New mental health services welcomed
Health warning in extreme heat
The case for bariatric surgery (The Age, opinion)
A to Z guide to staying healthy (Sunraysia Daily, opinion)
2007
Woeful road statistics must stop (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
Drink safely this festive season
Stay healthy this festive season
Sex education should be a class act (Border Mail, opinion)
Hot water best for bluebottle stings
Fine line between happiness and heartbreak
Act now on violence (The Age, letter to the editor)
Lethal cocktail ready to explode (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
World Aids Day: AMA Victoria calls for better sex education in schools
AMA Victoria welcomes Nicola Roxon as new Health Minister
We need more beds (The Age, letter to the editor)
Doctors welcome new beds
Victoria’s hospitals need more than talk
Smoke in cars stinks (The Age, letter to the editor)
Men can live longer
Candidates must reveal rural health plans, says AMA Victoria
Deficits shows poor hospital planning
Private surgery won’t fix Victoria’s public hospital problems
Adequate health planning essential to support population increase
Obesity is not a moral issue (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
Political gain on tobacco unacceptable, says AMA Victoria & Quit
Government funds could ease Ballarat’s GP shortage
All elective surgery matters, says AMA Victoria
Budget surplus signals perfect time for Victorian health investment
AMA Victoria President to speak with Gippsland doctors about local issues
Christine Nixon to lead media skills conference
World Mental Health Day: A good day to think about mental health
GPs in need helpful in deed (The Age, letter to the editor)
Hospitals report shows improvements needed
Hand washing key to good infection control
Stronger penalties needed for Victorian healthcare worker assaults
Funding key issue in Victorian hospitals
International medical graduates integral to provision of Victorian healthcare
AMA Victoria supports bonuses for cutting waiting lists
Doctors encourage Victorians to walk to work on 5 October
Doctors back car-free day
Confidentiality of medical records
Baby boom highlights need for more beds and better planning
Vigilance required as peak flu season hits
Doctors condemn inaction
AMA Victoria welcomes parliamentary review of abortion laws
Mental health services under pressure
Overseas trained doctors essential
Doctors welcome smoking milestone
Doctors welcome smoking milestone
Meeting planned to get merger back on track
Drug prescribing requires safety measures
Education and regulation needed in fight on obesity
Patient care the priority
Shepparton first country stop for new AMA Victoria President
Expo tackles doctor shortage
Limiting mothers’ choice not the answer
Work Vehicle smoking ban a must – AMA Victoria
Hospitals doing well today, but no room to move
Melbourne doctor elected president
Health professions unite for public safety
AMA Victoria president speaks out on rural health
Walk Safely to School Day a good time for family activity audit
Rural doctor support welcome - State budget
Promises honoured, no surprises - State budget
Expansion of training program offers health support staff new direction
Village Life closures will spell disaster for health and aged care services
GP shortage highlights work to be done in regional Victoria
Bird flu preparedness: AMA Victoria supports proactive approach
Doctor’s death a lesson for all hospitals
Focus on elective surgery welcome, but new model a concern
Health professions welcome moves to protect patient safety - joint media release
Elective surgery funding welcome
Action plan needed now to keep doctors in Victoria
Hospital funding cuts target elderly
Alzheimer's Australia media release
Confidentiality essential to doctors’ good health
Latrobe Regional Hospital specialist meeting welcome
Letter to the Editor - Herald Sun - Nurse on Call
Hundreds of new doctors hit Victoria’s hospital wards
2006
Mental illness in prisons - The Facts
Water the key to good health during the festive season
No outpatient services provided at LRH despite government grant
Hospital actions force doctors away and hurt patients - Traralgon
Doctors support smoking ban in cars carrying children
Cancer screening program a shambles
Major parties neck and neck on health
Equipment shortfall highlighted: Bendigo patients put at risk
WorkChoices in Medical Practice
AMA Victoria welcomes hospital bed boost
$1.4 billion welcome but not without risk
Victoria safer but not safe enough
Horsham visit by AMA Victoria President
AMA Victoria welcomes healthy food in school canteens
Mental health failures: lessons to be learnt
Dr Dennis Gration - Vicdoc story
Bendigo visit by AMA Victoria President
Elective surgery waiting list not a true reflection of wait
More dollars needed to ease pressure on dementia services
Prompt conclusion welcome in RWH case
AMA Victoria launches election health priorities list
MPBV decision on convicted doctor concerning
The hidden waiting list is hurting Victorians
Landmark agreement struck on doctors’ pay: 9.3 per cent increase over 12 months
Family doctors vital in keeping Victorians healthy
Focus on country Victoria’s doctor shortage welcome
Donut fundraisers irresponsible
Nothern Hospital - No spin, the facts - Doctor shortage strikes again
Victorian mental health experts meet today
Latrobe Regional Hospital doctors take action
Gippsland paediatricians resign
Doctors to take professional action
One stop medical career shop open today
Budget fails to address rural GP shortage
Yates to serve second term
Doctors leave Werribee hospital
Progress slow
Doctors reject government offer
One in five patients forgotten - Victorians need real doctors not spin doctors
Children's services saved
States set to poach our doctors
Action needed to reduce elective surgery waiting times
Mental Health Funding Welcomed
Medical School Places Campaign
Smoking Legislation Must Go Further
The State Government Must Match SA Package or Face Further Doctor Shortages
AMA Calls For More Bariatric Surgery Places
Mandatory Police Checks for Aged Care Workers
Mental Health Services Under Pressure
AMA Victoria Responds COAG Initiatives
Complaints Against Medical Practitioners Low
AMA seeks urgent funding to ease elective surgery cancellations
Our hospital doctors, nurses, staff, deserve credit
406 new doctors hit Victoria’s hospital wards
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Think To Drink This Christmas - in partnership with South East Water
AMA Victoria says go drink for drink
Chance to address Victoria’s acute doctor shortage
Health Professions Registration Bill – Premier asked to intervene
Health Professions Registrations Bill is a mess – needs more work
Rural plan a good starting point
Doctors welcome Sentinel Report
Doctors cry foul over government’s registration plans
Make canteens fat free - doctors
AMA Victoria pushes for warning labels on alcohol products
Short term fixes don't work, we need a plan!
AMA urges bipartisan support for schools smoking ban
Call for Board to get hospital back on track
Resuscitation of taxi program welcomed
Smoking in Schools
Supreme Court order to release records
Smoking in Cars
New President for AMA Victoria
Fad diets are bad diets
Another one bites the dust: hospital closures
AMA Victoria calls on Minister to intervene on surgery closure
2004
Queue jumping claim rejected by AMA
Choice is not an option for smokers
Labor’s Medicare Gold – a Grand Plan, but not the Right Perscription
Labor Hospital Policy Welcomed but Lacks Coordination
AMA Victoria Welcomes New CEO
Budget offers hope in key areas for health
AMA Says Taxi Backflip Not Good Enough
AMA Victoria Calls for a Response to Neonatal Emergency
Country Victoria the Big Loser in Hospital Board Appointments
New Doctors Hit the Wards
2003
Disabled and elderly the victims of rethink on taxi subsidies
AMA Victoria pans State Government ideology over Hospital Board appointments
AMA criticises inadequacy of tort law reform
Health Ministers indifference jeopardises public health in Victoria
AMA Victoria warns of public hospital strife over medical indemnity
GP Survey reveals worrying trends in public hospital communication
AMA Victoria slams bonded medical places initiative
Future of Medical Services in Victoria hangs in the balance
Dr Mukesh Haikerwal appointed as Federal AMA Vice-President
Rural GP to lead AMA Victoria
AMA Victoria responds to State Government pledge to Tort Law Reform
State Government must stop dodging the Indemnity issue
Premier Bracks turns his back on Ballarat
Government doesn’t get it: No fix for Indemnity Crisis
AMA Victoria takes drastic steps to warn State Government of impending health disaster
Victorian Doctors join forces to send a clear message on Medical Indemnity
AMA Victoria tells State Government that now is the time to act on Indemnity Crisis
Medical Indemnity Crisis reaches boiling point
Victorian Public Hospitals hit trouble
New doctors hit the wards
2002
AMA Victoria welcomes announcement of new Health Minister
Mental Health Policy: A positive beginning in Helping to solve a State-wide problem
AMA Victoria Council calls for open disclosure policy on safe drinking water
Tort Law Reform must be political priority as Victorians head to polls
Victorian doctors vote to accept government package
AMA Victoria calls on Government to fix insurance crisis
General Meeting of Medical Staff – A Huge Success
AMA Victoria calls for urgent action on Public hospital working conditions
AMA Victoria calls for urgent action on Goulburn Valley working conditions
Government Action Required to Ensure Victorians have Access to Essential Medical Services
We must protect DITs
Victorian's hit hard as bulk billing plunges
AMA presents tobacco prize to Victoria
AMA Victoria elections
Budget addresses key health issues
Gambling ban the right decision
Doctors begin hospital negotiations
Existing antibiotics still help most patients
AMA turns green
Equipment problems in Victorian hospitals
2001
Call for action on hospital access
Private Hospital access fears confirmed
Public hospital strain set to continue
ALP policy will increase public hospital budget by 1%
Aged care bed numbers: electorate by electorate
More drugs funding must be well targeted
Waiting lists only half the story
Victorians mourn passing of Puggy Hunter
Smoking bans good, but let's go further
Government red tape restricts young doctors
Medical experts debate life and death issues
Western Suburbs GP New AMA Victoria President
AMA calls for $600 million injection
Doctors help even more quitters
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