September 19 2011
HEADLINE NEWS
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| The future of the health workforce September 19 2011 | Geoff Dobb | ||
 | It’s a brave person who forecasts the future. In the hierarchy of those predicting our future it is the weather forecasters who are the one-eyed kings in the land of the blind. | |
| Medicare Locals Tour September 19 2011 | John Flannery | ||
|  | In July at the National Press Club in Canberra, AMA President Dr Steve Hambleton announced that he would visit all the new Medicare Locals (MLs). |
| Health record 'de-medicalised' September 19 2011 | John Flannery | ||
 | The AMA is extremely disappointed that the Government failed to heed medical advice in finalising its Concept of Operations for the personally controlled electronic health record (PCEHR), which was released last week. Read More AMA News | |
| Strategic workforce planning September 19 2011 | Geraldine Kurukchi | ||
 | The AMA has released a Position Statement on Prevocational Medical Education and Training – 2011. | |
| Hospital Pricing Authority September 19 2011 | Clive Fraser | ||
 | The AMA has expressed support for the proposed arrangements for an Independent Hospital Pricing Authority. Read More AMA News | |
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