November 21 2011
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| Time based targets November 21 2011 | Geoff Dobb | ||
 | Time based targets are getting ever more embedded in ‘performance’ measures for public hospitals. Whether it’s a four-hour target from presentation to an emergency department to either discharge home or hospital admission, or time on a surgical waiting list defined by the urgency of need, time has attractions as a performance indicator. | |
| Red tape survey 2011 November 21 2011 | John Flannery | ||
|  | The AMA has estimated that halving the amount of Government red tape confronted by GPs each week would free up approximately 7.4 million extra general practice consultations every year. |
| Play it safe in Schoolies Week | ||
 | AMA President Dr Steve Hambleton cautioned young people to play it safe as they set off for traditional Schoolies Week Read More AMA News | |
| Public Hospital Report Card 2011 | ||
 | The AMA Public Hospital Report Card 2011 shows that there was little improvement in public hospital capacity and performance across Australia in 2009-10, despite extra Commonwealth funding. | |
| AMA welcomes investment in general practice November 21 2011 | John Flannery | ||
 | The AMA welcomes the Government’s investment in general practice through primary care infrastructure grants.AMA President Dr Steve Hambleton said that the grants – totalling $54 million this round – would enable existing practices to expand and upgrade their facilities. Read More AMA News | |
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