Media and Policy

AMA (NSW) is welcoming both major parties commitments to building health infrastructure on the Central Coast. “The Central Coast is an area where health spending had been neglected for a […]

AMA (NSW) welcomes the State Government’s new Map My Health Career website to help junior doctors decide on a training path. “For junior doctors, it’s not just the work they […]

AMA (NSW) welcomes Labor’s pledge to ensure that chemotherapy is free for cancer patients in NSW public hospitals. “I’m very happy that Labor has promised to ensure patients who are […]

AMA (NSW) President, Dr Saxon Smith, welcomes the Coalition’s election pledge of nearly $1 billion for Westmead Hospital. “I am delighted that the State Government has been listening to what […]

AMA (NSW) President, Dr Saxon Smith, says skyrocketing demand for public hospital services from sicker patients is the biggest problem facing healthcare in the state. “Demand for public hospital services […]

AMA (NSW) President, Dr Saxon Smith, says State Labor’s proposal to open walk-in nurse clinics in NSW will waste money and fragment care. “The proposal shows a lack of understanding […]

AMA (NSW) President, Dr Saxon Smith, is congratulating the State Government on producing a bill that would ban the sale of e-cigarettes to under 18s. “With the great work that’s […]

AMA (NSW) President, Dr Saxon Smith, is calling for funding of $30 million over four years to boost doctor numbers in rural and regional NSW. “AMA (NSW) is calling on […]

AMA (NSW) welcomes the State Government’s significant boost to subsidised travel and accommodation for rural and regional patients who need treatment in the city. “The Isolated Patients Travel and Accommodation […]

Today, nearly 1,000 new doctors start their first day as interns in hospitals around NSW. AMA (NSW) President, Dr Saxon Smith, and ASMOF (NSW) President, Dr Tony Sara, are both […]