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• AMA (NSW) welcomes new tobacco reforms

  AMA (NSW) welcomes the NSW Government’s ban on smoking in public places and strongly supports making these laws uniform throughout the state. Previously it was up to local councils to decide whether or not to introduce these sorts of measures which led to inconsistent smoking policies amongst… Read full story

  Posted on: 21 Feb 2012

• AMA (NSW) congratulates all doctors named on the Australia Day Honours List

  AMA (NSW) congratulates all the doctors who have been named on the Australia Day Honours List and thanks them for their service to their communities. “It’s always wonderful to see the number of doctors who appear on the Australia Day Honours List. “I particularly want to congratulate… Read full story

  Posted on: 26 Jan 2012

• AMA (NSW) says kids’ safety near high balconies and windows should be paramount

  AMA (NSW) Councillor, A/Prof Brian Owler, says he is disappointed that the safety of children seems to be regarded as less important than how a building looks. “Parents should be able to take the steps necessary to protect their children from falls from balconies in their home. “Of course… Read full story

  Posted on: 24 Jan 2012

• AMA (NSW) welcomes record-breaking number of interns to the medical profession

  AMA (NSW) welcomes the record-breaking total of 850 new interns who will be starting their careers as doctors in NSW this week at hospitals around the state. “A lot of people don’t realise it but once you’ve graduated with a degree in medicine there are still many years of training to… Read full story

  Posted on: 15 Jan 2012

• AMA (NSW) reminds parents of the risk of children falling from windows and balconies

  AMA (NSW) is reminding parents to be aware of and take precautions against the potential fall hazards for children from windows and balconies. “As we can see from today’s terrible accident where a young child fell from a balcony and is sadly now in critical condition, this is something you… Read full story

  Posted on: 2 Jan 2012

• Brian Owler: Fatal crashes remind us of the terrible cost of road accidents

  AMA (NSW) Councillor, A/Prof Brian Owler, says recent deaths on NSW roads serve as a terrible reminder of the human costs of road accidents. “Recent crashes in Sydney and Orange which devastated two families and resulted in the deaths of children and adults – as well as severe injuries –… Read full story

  Posted on: 22 Dec 2011

• AMA (NSW) supports greater transparency for doctors’ pay

  The Auditor-General’s report highlights the need for more transparency in Visiting Medical Officer (VMO) pay claims, something AMA (NSW) has been working towards for some time. AMA (NSW) Councillor, A/Prof Brian Owler, said, “The current system for managing the way VMOs are paid is broken… Read full story

  Posted on: 15 Dec 2011

• Ensure your child's safety around the swimming pool for the start of summer

  AMA (NSW) has joined the NSW Ombudsman, Royal Life Saving NSW and Kidsafe NSW in a push to urge parents with swimming pools in their family home to check that the pool gates and fences are functioning properly. The recently released 2010 Annual Report from the NSW Child Death Review Team shows that… Read full story

  Posted on: 11 Dec 2011

• AMA (NSW) supports State Government on organ donation

  AMA (NSW) supports the Health Minister and the State Government in trying to raise New South Wales’ rate of organ donation. AMA (NSW) President, Dr Michael Steiner, said, “The fact that NSW has a very high rate of people nominating themselves to be donors is great. “However, we also… Read full story

  Posted on: 6 Dec 2011

• ‘Medical home’ key to avoiding unnecessary hospitalisations, visits to emergency departments

  The latest data from the Bureau of Health Information (BHI) on the performance of healthcare in NSW emphasises the importance of having a family doctor and a ‘medical home’ to avoid unnecessary hospitalisations and visits to emergency departments (EDs). The report titled Healthcare in Focus… Read full story

  Posted on: 24 Nov 2011

• Junior doctors and their patients are being held hostage by primitive industrial laws

  NSW needs to change its industrial laws to allow juniors doctors to choose to belong to a union other than the HSU so both the medical practitioners and their patients may benefit. AMA (NSW) Councillor, Dr Kathryn Austin, said, “Junior doctors form the backbone of the medical workforce in public… Read full story

  Posted on: 16 Nov 2011

• AMA (NSW) welcomes Australian National Hand Hygiene Initiative results

  The results from the Australian National Hand Hygiene Initiative have been very positive but more needs to be done on a number of fronts to decrease the likelihood of someone falling sick in hospital. AMA (NSW) Councillor, A/Prof Brian Owler, says, “Increasing hand hygiene compliance is a very good… Read full story

  Posted on: 10 Nov 2011

• Industrial legislation must change to allow junior doctors a choice of union

  AMA (NSW) today called on the NSW Government to amend the industrial legislation that prevents junior doctors, and employees in general, from joining the union of their choice. Chair of the AMA Doctors-in-Training Committee, Dr Kathryn Austin, said that the current legislation is preventing junior… Read full story

  Posted on: 7 Nov 2011

• AMA (NSW) says that reported waiting times for surgery are only half the story

  Following the release of the Federal AMA Public Hospital Report Card today, AMA (NSW) is calling for a commitment from both the State and Federal Governments to measure the real waiting times for elective surgery. AMA (NSW) Councillor, A/Prof Brian Owler, says, “Currently, reported elective… Read full story

  Posted on: 3 Nov 2011

• Hand hygiene important in NSW hospitals but overcrowding still the big issue

  AMA (NSW) wholeheartedly agrees with Health Minister Skinner’s call for better hand hygiene amongst doctors and nurses in hospitals to minimise the risk of “golden staph” infection, however overcrowding in hospitals is a contributing factor to high infection rates and must be addressed. … Read full story

  Posted on: 28 Oct 2011

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