AMA urges federal government to fix ‘broken’ health system as NSW paramedics protest shortages
by Royce Kurmelovs from World news | The Guardian on (#5ZR06)
Dr Omar Khorshid calls on commonwealth to work with states as union protests ambulance ramping and staffing shortages in NSW
The head of the Australian Medical Association says the federal government must stop the blame game" and step in to relieve state and territory health systems buckling under high demand.
The AMA president, Dr Omar Khorshid, said the federal government had to accept its responsibility for our national health system" and sit down" with the states to resolve the issues during an appearance on Weekend Sunrise on Saturday.
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