Media Releases

2008 Media Releases
November
18/11/2008	Dr YES team to visit Broome and Derby schools
12/11/2008	COAG can save WA's struggling hospitals

October
23/10/2008	New chief could restore faith in public health system
14/10/2008	Forget footy stadiums – we need bums on beds, says AMA(WA)

September
18/09/2008	AMA(WA) welcomes new Health Minister
15/09/2008	WA senators urged to oppose Medicare bill
01/09/2008	Unsafe hours putting doctors, patients at risk: AMA survey

August
21/08/2008	Health policies must address beds, staff, equipment: AMA (WA)
19/08/2008	Opposition must support Labor's smoking bans
15/08/2008	Govt, Opposition slammed over alfresco smoking
12/08/2008	Report urges MPs and all parties to act on preventable deaths
07/08/2008	Prof Gary Geelhoed elected AMA (WA) President
06/08/2008	PCC smoking bans: Time for WA Government to act
06/08/2008	RFDS outback jet service will save lives

July
29/07/2008	Smoking bans lead to healthier WA
07/07/2008	Students turn their backs on General Practice: Government must act
06/07/2008	New kids hospital good news for WA families
01/07/2008	Most WA doctors oppose Super Clinics

June
27/06/2008	All WA prisoners need protection from smoking
18/06/2008	Reform MBS for patient benefits
17/06/2008	Domestic violence prevention group wins inaugural Healthier WA Award
17/06/2008	GP Super Clinics could cause more harm than good
16/06/2008	GP supply must keep pace with need
16/06/2008	Murky politics a threat to NT health plan
15/06/2008	GP week to focus on access for patients

May
22/05/2008	AMA backs plan for organ donor summit
12/05/2008	Medicare changes a major threat to public hospitals
08/05/2008	Budget puts health of WA's children on bypass
02/05/2008	Parents urged to walk their kids to school

April
20/04/2008	Patients would suffer if 2020 idea adopted
18/04/2008	State Budget best chance to finally 'fix' health

March
26/03/2008	WA patients will be put at risk under national registration
19/03/2008	Mandatory reporting of medical conditions a step towards safety

February
18/02/2008	Carps the builder must remember the kids
03/02/2008	Health Minister Jim McGinty should stay

January
25/01/2008	CCC report: Govt must act decisively on Fong
14/01/2008	Wait list funding needs sustainable support