Medical Indemnity

WA doctor to assist medical indemnity review (Nov 2005)
The AMA (WA) has welcomed the appointment of Dr Andrew Miller as a member of the Medical Indemnity Policy Review Panel announced by Federal Health Minister Tony Abbott.

Opposition condemned over obstetrics crisis (Nov 2004)
By refusing to pass important indemnity legislation in the Upper House, the Opposition has stupidly played politics with the health and well-being of mothers and their babies.

Indemnity reforms ease concerns among WA obstetricians (Oct 2004)
State Government legislation to reform statute of limitations law will help overcome the obstacle of retaining and recruiting obstetricians.

Indemnity reforms assures coverage for doctors (Jun 2004)
The State Government has introduced new medical indemnity reforms to provide ongoing security for doctors and their patients in the Western Australian public health system.

Medical indemnity - crisis averted (Jun 2004)
The AMA (WA) branch has made a series of significant breakthroughs in securing improved medical indemnity cover for Doctors working in the Public Health system.

Public sector indemnity breakthrough (Jun 2004)
The AMA has been lobbying assiduously at both the State and Federal level for indemnity reforms and has achieved a series of major breakthroughs.

AMA (WA) welcomes medical indemnity rescue package (Dec 2003)
The AMA (WA) President, Dr Brent Donovan, today welcomed the Federal Government's Indemnity Rescue Package.

Indemnity levy - Federal AMA advice (Sep 2003)
The AMA has opposed the imposition of the IBNR levy on medical practitioners. Nevertheless, the levy has been implemented as a tax by Federal Government legislation. Relevant Medical Practitioners have now received an IBNR contribution invoice from the HIC.

AMA Indemnity Bulletin 3 (Jul 2003)
Following further discussions with the State Government, a number of breakthroughs have been achieved.

Health Department position on medical indemnity (Jun 2003)
The attached AMA advice is designed to assist doctors in various areas of practice to address issues relating to changes in medical indemnity. It is emphasised that this advice is necessarily general and should not be exclusively relied upon.

Indemnity advice (Jun 2003)
The attached AMA advice is designed to assist doctors in various areas of practice to address issues relating to changes in medical indemnity. It is emphasised that this advice is necessarily general and should not be exclusively relied upon.

Legal reforms - AMA commentary (May 2003)
This PDF contains commentary from the AMA (WA) on suggested legal reforms to medical indemnity.

Medical indemnity - PM's statement (May 2003)
Federal Government announces Blue Sky breakthrough on medical indemnity - calls for rapid action by States to progress tort law reform and develop effective damages regimes to reduce exceissive claims inflation.

AMA Indemnity Bulletin 2 (May 2003)
The State Government has announced as foreshadowed that it will change the Statue of Limitations law, change the legal definition of negligence and indemnify VMP's.

Medical indemnity letters (May 2003)
AMA (WA) President Dr Bernard Pearn-Rowe responds to the "chasm of misunderstanding" that exists between the AMA and the Gallop Government.

AMA Indemnity Bulletin 1 (Apr 2003)
Following representations by the AMA (WA), the State Government has agreed to introduce legislative reform and policy changes to address medical indemnity issues.

AMA getting results on medical indemnity (Mar 2003)
The State Government has agreed to fast-track medical indemnity reform following representations from the AMA (WA).

Obstetrics crisis for WA mums (Mar 2003)
There is a looming crisis for WA mothers unless the State Government urgently addresses medical indemnity, the AMA (WA) said today.

AMA obstetrics survey main points (Mar 2003)
The AMA survey was conducted by fax poll of 102 registered specialist obstetricians. The response rate was more than 70%.