<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Put WA Health First]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://wahealthfirst.com.au]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[WA Health First]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://wahealthfirst.com.au/author/drmichaelgannon/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Home]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p id="top"> Welcome to the Australian Medical Association (WA ) election 2017 website.</p>
<p>The March 11 election is vital to the future of health in our state.</p>
<p>This is the AMA (WA) portal – our website to provide information about election promises and the issues that we would like to see our parties and political candidates talk about over the next few weeks.</p>
<p>In our post-truth, fake-news world, it is vital that we have an easily accessible source for AMA (WA) members, media and the general public about the importance of health.</p>
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<p>The AMA (WA) urges you to check out our <a href="http://www.amawa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/AMA-WA-State-Election-2017-Submission-FINAL-v14112016-0021.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Health Policy Statement </a>– this is OUR manifesto of the issues that we believe are vital for the maintenance of a good health system in WA.</p>
<p>We also urge you to check out our media statements, our views of the many promises we are likely to hear during the campaign and to leave your comments.</p>
<p>We welcome any reactions you would like to make either on this website, <a href="https://twitter.com/AMA_WA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a> or via our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AustralianMedicalAssociationWA/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a> page.</p>
<p>This year’s election is important. We urge you to get involved and to vote carefully.<br />
What happens in the health sector is up to US – all of US.</p>
<p>Health should be front and centre of the policy undertakings given by any political party.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amawa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/AMA-WA-State-Election-2017-Submission-FINAL-v14112016-0021.pdf"><img data-attachment-id="84" data-permalink="https://wahealthfirst.com.au/home/submission-2017/" data-orig-file="https://puthealthfirstcomau.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/submission-2017.jpg" data-orig-size="1000,1415" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;David Copland&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="submission-2017" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://puthealthfirstcomau.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/submission-2017.jpg?w=212&#038;h=300" data-large-file="https://puthealthfirstcomau.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/submission-2017.jpg?w=724" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-84" src="https://puthealthfirstcomau.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/submission-2017.jpg?w=212&#038;h=300" alt="submission-2017" width="212" height="300" srcset="https://puthealthfirstcomau.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/submission-2017.jpg?w=212&amp;h=300 212w, https://puthealthfirstcomau.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/submission-2017.jpg?w=424&amp;h=600 424w, https://puthealthfirstcomau.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/submission-2017.jpg?w=106&amp;h=150 106w" sizes="(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px" /></a>The AMA (WA) has outlined six key health issues in the 2017 WA State Election in its 2017 Health Policy Statement:</p>
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<li><a href="https://puthealthfirstcomau.wordpress.com/key-election-issues/system-capacity/">System Capacity</a></li>
<li><a href="https://puthealthfirstcomau.wordpress.com/key-election-issues/mental-health/">Mental Health</a></li>
<li><a href="https://puthealthfirstcomau.wordpress.com/key-election-issues/medical-research/">Medical Research</a></li>
<li><a href="https://puthealthfirstcomau.wordpress.com/key-election-issues/rural-and-remote-health/">Rural and Remote Health</a></li>
<li><a href="https://puthealthfirstcomau.wordpress.com/key-election-issues/ageing-health-infrastructure/">Ageing Infrastructure</a></li>
<li><a href="https://puthealthfirstcomau.wordpress.com/key-election-issues/clinical-workforce/">Clinical Workforce</a></li>
</ul>
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</strong></a><strong>UPDATE:</p>
<p></strong><strong>The AMA (WA) thanks all visitors to the site for their contributions, suggestions and for putting health first this election. The WA Labor Party is to be commended on its landslide victory, and we look forward to working the government to ensure Western Australia&#8217;s health system remains world-class. <a href="#top"></p>
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