Australian Medical Association disappointed by major party funding inaction amid hospital crisis
by Sarah Martin Chief political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5Y5PG)
AMA chief to call on Anthony Albanese to stand for health', saying funding boost is urgent to alleviate pressure on medical system
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The head of Australia's peak medical body will meet with the Labor leader, Anthony Albanese, to urge him to reconsider his small target" strategy on health. Dr Omar Khorshid will warn that substantial funding is urgently needed to address the crisis in the country's hospitals.
The message from the Australian Medical Association president comes after Albanese called him on Thursday morning in response to the association criticising Labor's $135m urgent care clinic policy, announced this week, as incoherent".
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