Report
2024 public hospital report card: mental health edition
Showing a worrying decline in both performance and capacity within mental health departments of public hospitals, this report identifies gaps and makes recommendations about where improvements are needed to provide better care to patients who have presented with mental health-related conditions.
Position paper
AMA anti-racism statement
This statement outlines a zero tolerance approach towards racism in medicine and the Australian healthcare sector as well as a commitment to working collaboratively to eliminate racism within the health system.
Report
Health is the best investment: shifting from a sickcare system to a healthcare system
This report provides a blueprint for healthcare investment across five pillars: general practice, public hospitals, private health, a health system for all, and a health system for the future. The report outlines several costed, targeted and implementable initiatives that demonstrate why health is the best investment governments can make.
Report
Antimicrobial resistance: the silent global pandemic
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most serious global public health threats of the 21st Century. This paper argues that now is the time for strong and sustained action on antimicrobial resistance, as this may well be the cause of the next global pandemic.
Position paper
AMA’s plan to improve access to GPs
This document outlines practical and implementable solutions to support GPs to spend more time with their patients, provide more care, and deliver better health outcomes though comprehensive and evidence-based care.