AMAQueensland

AMA Queensland advocates for the medical profession and the creation of a safe, fair and equitable health system for all Queenslanders.

[AMAQueensland @ama_qld]

Welcome to the AMA Queensland Twitter page. We're glad you've joined us. We want our followers to be able to engage in constructive discussions relevant to our posted material.

📋Please take the time to read through out house rules: https://t.co/ew0Q8ky9nY

[AMAQueensland @ama_qld]

Great to see @DavidCrisafulli and @DavidJanetzkiMP keeping their election promise to exempt GPs from payroll tax. Now to get the same for all private medical practices! https://t.co/kw2oW2iFmT

[AMAQueensland @ama_qld]

Major parties neck and neck on health promises - AMA Queensland has released its Election Commitments Scorecard, rating the main promises on health from the major parties. https://t.co/iBxk6RwqKk

[AMAQueensland @ama_qld]

@tomparrott_ @qldhealth You won't need any winter woollies here in Queensland Tom! We look forward to meeting you. AMA Queensland | Australian Medical Association

[AMAQueensland @ama_qld]

@MinhKular @alyxei1 This is not an AMA Queensland flyer. The quote is accurate and is publicly available on our website. Both major parties have now committed to exempting GPs from this tax on patients. Payroll tax campaign | Australian Medical Association (https://t.co/SpBrLaUkV9)

[AMAQueensland @ama_qld]

@noisywomanMP @Jim_Pembroke @jewelsbaby10 @Julie28086389 @StevenJMiles This is not an AMA Queensland flyer and was not endorsed by us. We are glad both major parties have now committed to exempting GPs from payroll tax - something we have been calling for since 2021. Payroll tax campaign | Australian Medical Association (https://t.co/SpBrLaUkV9)

[AMAQueensland @ama_qld]

This is a great commitment and we urge all parties to take up the challenge. Now is not the time to make seeing your GP more expensive.

[David Crisafulli @DavidCrisafulli]

Only the LNP will stop Labor’s Patients’ Tax.

[AMAQueensland @ama_qld]

All parties should commit to ending the patient tax by exempting GPs from payroll tax. @BoultonMaria spoke to media today about what this means for primary care.
Labor must follow LNP on payroll tax for GPs | Australian Medical Association (https://t.co/SpBrLaTN5B)

[AMAQueensland @ama_qld]

One in 10 Queenslanders don't have enough teeth to chew food. Fluoride is the safest, most cost-effective way to protect oral health. This is disappointing.
Gympie council to stop water fluoridation on back of My Place-tied petition https://t.co/e4uMWFDDSQ via @couriermail

[AMAQueensland @ama_qld]

What an incredible initiative in Burketown.
Longest school bus run in Queensland all worth it to get bush kids into the classroom https://t.co/xNdVRo7qBs

[AMAQueensland @ama_qld]

An excellent summary of our Surgical Wait List Roundtable Action Plan to reduce elective surgery waiting times.

[healthservicesdaily @hsd_aus]

Long wait lists come with risks – including increased opioid addiction, by @CateSwannellTMR. @ama_qld has provided the next Queensland government with a ‘ready-made roadmap’ for reducing surgical wait lists. https://t.co/aAMY0amSXK

[AMAQueensland @ama_qld]

If you were setting up a 10-person body to regulate pharmacy ownership in Queensland, would you include 9 pharmacists? #MedTwitter
New pharmacy body anticompetitive, costly | Australian Medical Association (https://t.co/SpBrLaTN5B)

[AMAQueensland @ama_qld]

Getting vaccinated in pregnancy reduces the chances of your baby getting whooping cough by 75%.

[9News Queensland @9NewsQueensland]

An urgent health warning tonight as whooping cough cases skyrocket in Queensland.

Authorities fearing this current outbreak could turn deadly with low vaccination rates providing little protection for our most vulnerable. @katelambe_ #9News

[AMAQueensland @ama_qld]

Getting the vaccine during pregnancy cuts your newborn's risk of catching whooping cough by 75%. It's free and it's vital. @BoultonMaria @ShannonFentiman urge everyone to protect our most vulnerable

[7NEWS Queensland @7NewsBrisbane]

Queensland's most senior health officials are raising the alarm on whooping cough, with a 75% spike in cases over the past year. https://t.co/VZ3A1cGXPF @katrinablowers #7NEWS

[Governor of Queensland @QldGovernor]

The Governor has attended the Australian Medical Association Queensland Foundation Charity Gala this evening, which raises funds for organisations providing family violence support services. Her Excellency commended the @ama_qld foundation on its work improving medical conditions in areas of need.

[AMAQueensland @ama_qld]

Doctors have been meeting to use their on-the-ground experience to try and come up with solutions to Queensland’s surgical wait list delays.

Keep up to date with our Surgical Wait List Roundtable here: https://t.co/PyF8TPy3ZW

[AMAQueensland @ama_qld]

AMA Qld President Dr Nick Yim had only two words when asked about healthcare workforce turnover - "They're stuffed." Actually, he had more - read them all here 👇
Healthcare workforce is exhausted - "They're stuffed." | Australian Medical Association (https://t.co/SpBrLaUkV9)

[AMAQueensland @ama_qld]

Dr Sahand Tahmasebi spent most of his journey into medicine in survival mode. He’s now a first-year ICU registrar and member of AMA Qld's Committee of Doctors in Training (CDT).
Dr Sahand Tahmasebi – Meet a member | Australian Medical Association (https://t.co/SpBrLaTN5B)

[AMAQueensland @ama_qld]

Patients waiting for elective surgery have to wait longer with hospital beds full of people with COVID and flu, AMA Queensland Vice President Dr Emilia Dauway has told Today Extra.
Flu, COVID affecting elective surgery | Australian Medical Association (https://t.co/SpBrLaUkV9)

[AMAQueensland @ama_qld]

Making vapes pharmacist-only and in basic flavours will help limit their appeal to kids.

Vaping reforms a huge step for Australia | Australian Medical Association (https://t.co/SpBrLaUkV9)

[AMAQueensland @ama_qld]

Today's budget met so many of AMA Queensland's calls for the community and all medical specialties. We welcome the investment in workforce, primary care, hospitals and the health system.
https://t.co/TinBXCkO37