AMA President Dr Steve Hambleton comments on the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record. He says that the Government has made it clear that they have not allocated any funding in the Medicare schedule to cover this new clinical service.
Dr Hambleton holds a doorstop at Parliament House to discuss medical certificates
Dr Hambleton speaks to ABC News Radio about comments made by the former director of the Professional Services Review Panel Dr Tony Webber saying Medicare costs $3 billion a year and is open to rorts by unethical doctors. In addition Dr Hambleton discusses energy drinks and prescription drugs.
Dr Hambleton speaks with Red Symons about immunisation. He says that one in 10 Australian children are not immunised and the finding that found that immunisation can cause autism has been discredited
Dr Hambleton discusses the AMA Public Hospital Report Card 2011 and says that despite extra funding the health system is getting worse.
AMA President Dr Steve Hambleton talks about asylum seekers, Indigenous health and Government cuts to GP mental health services. He discusses his recent trip to Broome, where he met with the Kimberley Aboriginal Services Council.
Transcript: AMA President, Dr Steve Hambleton, and National Alliance for Action on Alcohol (NAAA) Co-Chair, Prof Mike Daube
Media Conference
AMA House, Canberra
Wednesday, 28 September 2011
Subject: Alcohol tax reform; Penicillin shortage
Transcript: AMA President, Dr Steve Hambleton, with
Hugh Riminton, Michelle Grattan and Steve Lewis
Meet the Press, Channel Ten
Sunday, 21 August 2011
Subject: Asylum seekers; private health insurance; national health reform agreement
Transcript: AMA President, Dr Steve Hambleton, with
Sky News Chief Political Reporter Kieran Gilbert
First Edition, SKY News Australia
Thursday, 18 August 2011
Subject: Asylum seekers
Transcript: Media Doorstop
Rydges South Bank Hotel, Brisbane
Tuesday 2 August 2011
Subject: COAG National Health Reform Agreement