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AMA Victoria
In an MJA Insight+ article,
AMA Victoria President
Dr Jillian Tomlinson
explains why the way
Ahpra (Australian Health
Practitioner Regulation
Agency) currently sets its
fees is inconsistent with
its stated values.
The National Health
Practitioner Ombudsman
is also investigating whether
Ahpra’s fee approach
is fair and reasonable.
With Ahpra’s CEO Martin
Fletcher stepping down next
month, Ahpra continues
its review of registration
fees, focusing on “protected
attributes” such as parental
leave status and disability,
which are recognised under
anti-discrimination laws.
While this is a positive step
forwards, we know that
applying the principles
of equity is broader than
merely avoiding unlawful
discrimination, and we’re
making that clear.
Help us spread the word
by sharing and signing our
petition (megaphone.org.
au/p/ahpra) and sharing the
article below. Let MPs know
that this issue is important
to you. Help us create a
fairer system for all, and
push Ahpra to walk the walk
when it comes to equity,
inclusion and diversity within
Australian healthcare.
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Together we are making
positive change.
https://insightplus.mja.
com.au/2024/46/a-flexiblehealth-workforce-needsflexible-registration-fees/
Dr Anu Ganugapati
[On AMA Victoria’s regional
and rural clinician forum]:
“Thanks for organising it
@Jill Tomlinson. It was great
to hear so many different
ideas of rural Victoria.”
Jill Tomlinson
Australian Medical
Association (Victoria)
President Dr Jill Tomlinson
called on the Federal
Government to invest
more into Medicare.
"Preventative and primary
health care, delivered by
general practice, is why
Australia has one of the
world's best health care
systems — and that's
what we need to fight
to maintain," she said.
https://www.9news.com.
au/national/victoriapharmacies-eager-tofill-healthcare-gap-asgp-waits-stretch-out/
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Jill Tomlinson
Great meeting today
for Australian Medical
Association (Victoria)
at ANMF headquarters
discussing workforce,
health service finances,
data solutions and
gender equality.
Dr Jill Tomlinson
Great to represent
AMA Victoria at the
General Practice Innovation
Grants Co-design Workshop.
The workshop, convened
by the Victorian Department
of Health, brought together
key stakeholders to help
shape the grants program,
focusing on guiding its
scope, project specifications,
and measures of success for
proof-of-concept projects.
The grants aim to:
— Improve health and
wellbeing outcomes
for specific populations.
— Reduce emergency
department presentations
and prevent avoidable
hospital admissions.
— Demonstrate the value
of integration across the
patient care pathway by
addressing gaps between
general practice and
other health services.
It’s encouraging to see the
commitment to supporting
innovative, patient-centered
approaches in general
practice, and AMA Victoria
looks forward to seeing
the impact of this important
work on Victoria’s
healthcare system.
