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Investigation into death of woman at Busselton hospital could take up to six weeks

An investigation will probe what role ambulance ramping played in the death of a 70-year-old woman who waited hours for treatment at Busselton Health Campus, despite early information indicating the hospital was fully staffed.

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AMA Opens Racing Registration For 2022 Vintage Motorcycle Days

The AMA opens racing registration for the 2022 Vintage Motorcycle Days festival including motocross, hare scrambles, road racing, and trials.

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WA's coronavirus numbers to plateau for another month, peak medical body predicts

Doctors say although the Omicron outbreak appears to have peaked in WA, daily case numbers are likely to stay in the thousands for another month and people must remain vigilant as many still haven't had the disease.

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Australian Medical Association disappointed by major party funding inaction amid hospital crisis

AMA chief to call on Anthony Albanese to ‘stand for health’, saying funding boost is urgent to alleviate pressure on medical system

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AMA Victoria predicts further elective surgery waitlist blow out as Covid cases set to increase

Calls for Victorian government to release latest figures, blaming lack of investment, not just pandemic, for elective surgery delays

The Guardian - AU

Tasmanians waiting weeks for doctors as regional GP shortage puts pressure on EDs

Denis Webber says booking a GP when he is feeling unwell or needs medication isn't a simple matter. With no doctors in his town available for weeks, he's had to turn up at a hospital instead.

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Arai Reveal Rapide Neo Wes Cooley Replica Helmet At Tokyo MC Show

Months after Wes Cooley’s death, Arai reveals a new Rapide Neo helmet in a Cooley race replica livery at the 2022 Tokyo Motorcycle Show.

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AMA report card highlights steady national decline in hospital beds for over 65s

The Australian Medical Association's public hospital report card highlights a nationwide, downward trend in the number of hospital beds for over 65s over the last three decades.

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South Australia records seven deaths from COVID-19, a day after close contact rules are eased

Seven people have died in South Australia after testing positive to COVID-19 – one day after close contact rules were relaxed across the state.

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Australian hospitals 'in crisis': top docs

Australia's peak medical body wants a rethink on how public hospitals are funded as patients face longer waits and fewer beds.

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Sydney news: Man suspends himself from pole in South Sydney protest

MORNING BRIEFING: A man has suspended himself from a pole as part of a larger protest causing major traffic delays this morning at Port Botany, in Sydney's south.

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Chris Kamara's wife spotted sign he needed to see a doctor on live TV amid 'brain fog'

Sky Sports pundit Chris Kamara, who has opened up on having apraxia of speech, was told by wife Anne 'something is not quite right' after an appearance on The One Show

Daily Mirror

Sky Sports legend Chris Kamara gives heartbreaking health update as viewers worried for 'slurred speech'

'Just wanted to let a few of you know who tweeted me today that I am ok ish'

Irish Mirror

Critics say Australia's private health insurance system is broken. Here's what they say we can do to fix it

It's a question many Australians are asking when confronted with their private health insurance payments these days: Why are the premiums so high? The answer is complex.

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Coroner criticises Launceston General Hospital over patient care, again

A coroner criticises the actions of staff at the Launceston General Hospital after a patient died just hours after being discharged — the latest in a series of damning findings, with the AMA warning the emergency department is "in crisis".

AAP

AMA offers grim report on SA hospitals

The Australian Medical Association has handed down a grim report on the performance of South Australian hospitals.

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Destiny Kynuna wants more First Nations people to study and work in health care

She can see the difference her presence as an Indigenous healthcare worker can make in providing culturally appropriate care.

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Releasing COVID numbers for regional WA could be 'counterproductive', AMA WA warns

The Australian Medical Association WA says while it is "not appropriate" to release specifics about where COVID-19 cases are in regional areas, people will need the information soon.

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North Queensland Pharmacy Scope Practice Pilot will put vulnerable patients at risk, doctors say

Queensland's peak Indigenous health body has become the fourth medical group to walk away from a controversial scheme that would dramatically expand the responsibilities of pharmacists in the state.

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The American Medical Association Should Help Patients. Instead, It's Policing Language.

Protectionist policies are why the U.S. has few physicians and high prices.

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NT government defends surprise border rule changes as AMA calls for disaster declaration in Alice Springs

NT Health Minister Natasha Fyles defends recent changes to the territory's border rules, saying they will allow police and health resources to be focused on where they are needed most.

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Visiting hours cut at Perth hospitals as COVID detected at Hollywood hospital, Amana Living

Visiting hours have been reduced at Perth hospitals as COVID impacts another aged care provider, as two staff members from Hollywood Private Hospital test positive to the virus.

AAP

Doctors launch hospital funding campaign

The Australian Medical Association has launched a campaign calling for more public hospital funding, putting pressure on politicians in an election year.

AAP

Vaccine protest as doctors launch campaign

The prime minister says he understands the concerns of anti-vaccination protesters, as the AMA launches a campaign for more public hospital funding.

Reuters

Exclusive-EU, Gates Foundation to support African medicines agency -source

The European Union and the Gates Foundation are set to announce financial support for nascent efforts to set up an African medicines regulator to boost the continent's drugs and vaccine production, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.

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