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managing patients who have increasingly
complex care needs. We desperately need
to bolster the general practice workforce
through improvements in recruitment
and retention; improve accessibility and
affordability of quality primary care for
Victorians; and reduce avoidable hospital
presentations and admissions. We need
to improve working conditions for public
hospital doctors including in psychiatry, and
address recruitment and retention factors,
particularly in regional and rural areas.”
“Given the straitened state fiscal climate
and the reality that much advocacy in 2024
will be directed at preventing cuts rather
than proposing new expenditure, we have
deliberately not used the term ‘budget
submission’ this year. Instead, we’ve created
series of priorities that encapsulates the
policy and advocacy initiatives AMAV
has been pursuing since May 2023.
This deliberately presents nothing we
haven’t discussed many times with
government,” explains Dr Tomlinson.
"The 2024-25 priorities reinforce our
messaging and are supported by many
tangible, achievable solutions, which
we strongly recommend the Victorian
Government take up to resolve persistent
issues, improve the healthcare system and
usher in a more resilient and responsive era
– one that advances a Victorian healthcare
system that empowers doctors and enriches
patient care.”
AMA Victoria is committed to
enhancing Victoria's healthcare system
by focusing on key areas including:
sustaining general practice, improving
public hospitals, advancing digital health,
supporting mental health, advocating for
progressive public health measures, prioritising
rural and regional health, lessening
the administrative burdens placed on all
medical practitioners, and addressing
equity and diversity issues.
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