Australian Medical Association (WA)

Australian Medical Association (WA) The AMA (WA) is Western Australia's largest independent professional organisation for medical practitioners.

As a member of the AMA you are part of the nation's peak medical group representing over 28,000 doctors Australia-wide. The AMA (WA) is the largest independent professional organisation for medical practitioners and medical students in Western Australia

The AMA (WA) looks after the professional and industrial needs of members at all stages of their careers, and is committed to advancing the medic

al profession. The Association is dedicated to protecting individual members and the collective interests of all doctors, be they working in WA's public hospital system, running a private practice or providing services in community health centres in the rural and remote parts of the state. The AMA (WA) negotiates and lobbies policy makers to represent the views and interests of the medical profession and to promote the welfare of patients to all those associated with the provision of health care within Western Australia and at a federal level. Patient care and public health are high priorities to members of the AMA, and the AMA (WA) also campaigns tirelessly for the rights of patients, better public health services, guaranteed freedom of choice in the private system and the right to retain access to Australia's high standards of medicine. The AMA campaigns on welfare issues affecting a community of over 2.1 million patients across the state of WA.

Shadow health minister and Vasse MLA Libby Mettam has shared her support for doctors who are sounding the alarm about th...
26/07/2025

Shadow health minister and Vasse MLA Libby Mettam has shared her support for doctors who are sounding the alarm about the dangerously busy Bunbury Regional Hospital, warning that tragedy is waiting in the wings” if more isn’t done to help.

AMA (WA) President Dr Kyle Hoath has backed the doctors’ concerns, calling for for more investment in staff and beds. The south west of WA has one of the lowest rates of hospital beds per head of population in the nation, and this situation must not be allowed to continue.

AMA (WA) President Dr Kyle Hoath told The West Australian that Ramsay Health Care's decision to shut 17 of its 20 psycho...
25/07/2025

AMA (WA) President Dr Kyle Hoath told The West Australian that Ramsay Health Care's decision to shut 17 of its 20 psychology clinics across the country by the end of August, including two in WA, will push out waitlists and impact already at-capacity hospitals.

It’s hard enough to find a psychologist as it is and now patients who have been seeing psychologists at these clinics could be left stranded. A few weeks is a very short amount of time for transferring potentially some complex and at risk patients’ care.

Our President, Dr Kyle Hoath met with Mr Basil Zempilas MLA, Leader of the Opposition and Ms Libby Mettam MLA, Shadow Mi...
23/07/2025

Our President, Dr Kyle Hoath met with Mr Basil Zempilas MLA, Leader of the Opposition and Ms Libby Mettam MLA, Shadow Minister for Health; Mental Health.

Dr Hoath outlined the AMA (WA)’s commitment to improving the wellbeing of our medical community, expanding access to quality healthcare and driving positive change in mental health. The AMA (WA) welcomes the opportunity to work constructively and collaboratively with parliamentarians across the political spectrum.

Registrar 2025 Term 3 Rosters (all sites) were due out by Monday 21 July 2025.If you haven't received your roster on tim...
22/07/2025

Registrar 2025 Term 3 Rosters (all sites) were due out by Monday 21 July 2025.

If you haven't received your roster on time or it is not fully compliant with the Industrial Agreement, please complete a quick survey to let us know, so we can continue to hold our hospitals and health services to account and defend your rights!

Members and non-Members are both welcome to complete this survey. Link in the comments!

21/07/2025

GPs and pharmacists aren't interchangeable roles. 👩🏽‍⚕️👨🏼‍⚕️🩺

AMA (WA) President Dr Kyle Hoath told ABC Radio today that, while pharmacists have a very important role to play in our health system, taking GPS out of the picture is dangerous.

If we widen the scope of what pharmacists can do on their own, there's a danger that things can get missed, and patients can fall through the cracks. That's a risk we don't want to see happen.

We're facing a horror flu season, but even a small rise in cases can overload our hospitals.Alarmingly, WA’s flu vaccine...
19/07/2025

We're facing a horror flu season, but even a small rise in cases can overload our hospitals.

Alarmingly, WA’s flu vaccine uptake is among the lowest in the country, meaning that we're protected less than ever before.

We can’t afford a repeat of the northern hemisphere’s brutal flu winter. Vaccination now will save lives and keep pressure off our hospitals later.

That's the message from AMA (WA) President Dr Kyle Hoath.

18/07/2025

Join us as we discuss the Personal and Practice Protection with guest speaker David Glen, National Technical Manager at TAL insurance

18/07/2025

WA is experiencing one of the state's worst flu seasons, with more than 13,000 cases reported halfway through July - compared with 15,000 in July 2023.

AMA (WA) President Dr Kyle Hoath told ABC News that WA's health system is already stretched to its limit. We don't have the capacity to deal with record flu cases as well.

💉Vaccination is a highly effective protection from flu, so the AMA (WA) is asking people to get your flu vax, and stay home when you're sick 🤒🛌

17/07/2025

AMA (WA) President Dr Kyle Hoath spoke with Paul Cook on ABC Regional WA about the work still required to keep educating our kids about the risks of va**ng, and the need to continue strong enforcement measures around how it's regulated and advertised.

He also offered some interesting ideas on cover songs, which we'll leave to the audience to comment on 🎸🎶🦅

ICYMI, AMA (WA) President Dr Kyle Hoath spoke to The West Australian about the dangers of steroids without a prescriptio...
16/07/2025

ICYMI, AMA (WA) President Dr Kyle Hoath spoke to The West Australian about the dangers of steroids without a prescription, following a Major Perth drug bust.

Dr Hoath warned people that the dangers of using black market steroids are numerous and profound. Unlike legally prescribed medications, black market steroids are not subject to pharmaceutical regulations or quality control. If in high doses or over years, the damage can be irreversible or fatal.

There's a huge amount of risk - it's just not worth it.

AMA (WA) President Dr Kyle Hoath met this week with Hon Meredith Hammat MLA, Minister for Health and Mental Health. Amon...
15/07/2025

AMA (WA) President Dr Kyle Hoath met this week with Hon Meredith Hammat MLA, Minister for Health and Mental Health.

Amongst other things, Dr Hoath reiterated what the AMA (WA) considered to be some of the most pressing healthcare challenges for our State and expressed a desire to work constructively with our State Government in meeting these challenges.

AMA (WA) President, Dr Kyle Hoath, spoke to The West Australian about the system-wide problems in our health system.“Wh...
14/07/2025

AMA (WA) President, Dr Kyle Hoath, spoke to The West Australian about the system-wide problems in our health system.

“Whether you talk about it as ramping or beds or staffing, or retention of staff, or the efficiency or effectiveness of our services, modernising, using technology, all of those things are trying to address the same problem, which is helping people get care,” he said.

“The government ultimately want the same thing. They want a healthy State. And so do we,” Dr Hoath said.

“We have our ideas on that, they have their ideas on that. I believe we’ll achieve more working together towards those common goals, (but) that doesn’t mean we can’t hold each other to account.”

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As a member of the AMA you are part of the nation's peak medical group representing over 28,000 doctors Australia-wide. The AMA (WA) looks after the professional and industrial needs of members at all stages of their careers, and is committed to advancing the medical profession. The Association is dedicated to protecting individual members and the collective interests of all doctors, be they working in WA's public hospital system, running a private practice or providing services in community health centres in the rural and remote parts of the state. The AMA (WA) negotiates and lobbies policy makers to represent the views and interests of the medical profession and to promote the welfare of patients to all those associated with the provision of health care within Western Australia and at a federal level. Patient care and public health are high priorities to members of the AMA, and the AMA (WA) campaigns tirelessly for the rights of patients, better public health services, guaranteed freedom of choice in the private system and the right to retain access to Australia's high standards of medicine. The AMA campaigns on welfare issues affecting a community of over 2.1 million patients across the state of WA.