Australian Medical Association

‘Healthy doctors, healthy patients’ is a well-known maxim of the medical profession. Doctors need to be well to provide high-quality health care to their patients and the community, and to experience medicine as a rewarding and satisfying career. Listed here are useful resources and information on doctors’ health and wellbeing.

The Health and Wellbeing of Doctors and Medical Students – 2011 replaces the Health and Wellbeing of Medical Students and Practitioners – 2006.

The health and welfare of doctors continues to be a priority for the AMA.  Junior doctors continue to experience distress in their workplace.  This position statement provides a basis for future AMA lobbying and addresses a number of current and topical issues faced by doctors in training on a daily basis.

It includes details on support mechanisms that should be put in place by training providers to address issues related to doctors’ health. The revision of the document also represented an opportunity to include recent developments in doctors’ health such as mandatory reporting.

State Programs for Doctor Health

Perth Central Coastal Divison of GP Name Address Info Tel Contact Tel to access service Summary GP Family Weekend Gate 2 Monash Avenue Nedlands WA 6009 e-mail 08 9389 9144 08 9389 9144 GP Family Weekend aims to enhance the health and well being of general practitioners by introducing self-care techniques that focus on lifestyle management, stress reduction and relaxation. Rockingham Kwinana Division of GP Name Address Info Tel Contact Tel to access service Summary GP Wellness Weeken

West Melbourne Division of GP Name Address Info Tel Contact Tel to access service Summary Doctors for Doctors 9 Ashley Street West Footscray VIC 3012 e-mail 03 9689 4566 03 9689 4566 Program designed to provide an opportunity for GPs to form an ongoing professional association with a peer for the purpose of maintaining or improving their health status. GP Health Weekend 9 Ashley Street West Footscray VIC 3012 e-mail 03 9689 4566 03 9689 4566 A family weekend away which supports

Macarthur Division of GP Name Address Info Tel Contact Tel to access service Summary GP Health Weekend 1 Bolger St Cambelltown NSW e-mail 02 4625 9522 02 4625 6522 Southern Highlands Division of GP Name Address Info Tel Contact Tel to access service Summary GP Health Weekend PO Box 724 Bowral NSW 2576 e-mail 02 4861 6084 02 4861 6084 Central Sydney Division of GP Name Address Info Tel Contact Tel to access service Summary GP's Physical Activity Study 381 Liverpool Road Ash

Brisbane North Division of GP Name Address Info Tel Contact Tel to access service Summary GP Health and Well-being Program PO Box 845 Lutwyche QLD 4030 e-mail 07 3630 7300 07 3630 7300 Program aims to enhance the health and well-being of individual GPs and the profession of General Practice. Major activities include: Implementation of communication strategy to outline health issues. Study to explore the issues involved in GP health and well being. Establishment of d

Adelaide Central and Eastern Division of GP A weekend retreat for GPs to develop insights professionally and personally.