Australian doctors request $1bn for a national health workforce agency, $4.12bn for surgery backlogs, and funding for general practice trainees and discharged patients.
Doctors in Australia have called for federal budget remedies to address health issues, including creating an independent national health workforce planning agency with $1bn from the government and $4.12bn in federal and state funding to tackle a backlog of patients waiting on planned surgeries. The AMA also wants more money for general practice trainees and solutions for patients discharged from hospital with no safe place to go.
March 18, 2024
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