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REVIEWS
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AMAV SOCIAL
Jason Trubiano
(@TrubianoJason)
[Dr Jasmina Kevric] is a very
worthy winner of @amavictoria
Jnr Doc of the year. A mark
of her work ethic was that
during the peak of #COVID19
pandemic in Melbourne she
volunteered for extra shifts in
the COVID-19 screening clinic
at @Austin_Health. I won’t
forget it! #healthcarehero
Dr Ines Rio (@InesRio1)
Great work from GPs of @
amavictoria Section GP in
developing set of sensible
proposals in AMAV Budget
submission to address
risks/poor integration.
Dr Magdalena Simonis
Thank you Australian Medical
Association (Victoria) I am
truly humbled to have been
nominated and in receiving
#AMAVAward in a room filled
with colleagues I admire and
respect. Especially given the
work we all do. There’s power
in numbers and friendship.
Onwards we go, side by side
strength to strength for the
health of the nation and
our profession.
$353 MILLION IN WINTER
BONUS PAYMENTS FOR
HEALTH WORKERS
Frontline public health workers
in Victoria will receive $3000
in bonuses as hospitals and
emergency services try to retain
exhausted staff and face a
challenging winter period.
AMA Victoria had lobbied for
bonus payments which Premier
Daniel Andrews announced
last Thursday.
All full-time staff working
in public hospitals and
ambulance services, including
nurses, midwives, allied health
professionals, paramedics,
cleaners, and ward clerks,
will receive $3000.
The first retention and surge
$1500 payment will occur on
August 15, with the second
due at the end of September.
Part-time and casual staff
will also receive a payment,
determined on a pro rata
basis according to the number
of hours they work. If these
workers increase their hours,
they will be able to access a
larger payment.
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AMA URGES VICTORIANS TO
VOLUNTARILY WEAR MASKS
TO FIGHT RISING COVID-19
AND FLU CASES
AMA Victoria has recommended
the community return to mask
wearing in high-risk environments.
Speaking to Virginia Trioli on ABC
Melbourne’s Morning Program,
President Dr Roderick McRae
said doctors are encouraging
the community to voluntarily
wear masks indoors, rather than
calling for a mask mandate to
be reintroduced.
Dr McRae spoke about the
impact that the spike in respiratory
illnesses is having on the Victorian
healthcare system.
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more information
FUNDING ANNOUNCED FOR
VICTORIAN DOCTORS
HEALTH PROGRAM
At the AMA Victoria Awards
Night in April, Minister Foley
MP, State Minister for Health,
Minister for Ambulance Services
announced $400,000 in funding
for the Victorian Doctors’ Health
Program. Congratulations to
VDHP which celebrated its
twentieth year in 2021. This is
an exceptional service upon
which doctors in distress
continue to strongly rely on.
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