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Monday, 02 February 2026
Hospital funds won’t fix the delays
THE Australian Medical Association has welcomed a new public hospital funding agreement and an additional $25B in federal funding but warns it will not reverse declining hospital performance without deeper reform. AMA President Dr Danielle McMullen said extra funding is overdue yet unlikely to meet long-term cost targets or reduce surgery delays and ambulance ramping. The AMA is calling for clearer funding commitments, removal of growth caps, and implementation of expert reform recommendations to genuinely improve hospital capacity and patient outcomes.
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