Regulars
FROM THE EDITOR
PRESIDENT'S DESK
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COVER STORY
STATE BUDGET 2025-26
Visionary plan for massive upgrade required
MEET THE COUNCILLOR
NEWS
Patient safety imperative as pharmacy pilot confirmed
HEALTH WATCH
All-time record ambulance ramping in July
AMA (WA) PRACTICE GROUPS
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Changing of guard as Dr Kyle Hoath becomes President
POLICY β ERIDEABLES
AMA (WA) has its say on eRideables
MINISTER'S MILESTONE
OPINION β RACGP
COMMENT
Why it was so hard to watch The Pitt
MEDIA MATTERS
MENTAL HEALTH FEATURE
Healing can grow from hardship
More ADHD training and support needed for GPs
CBT-i, an alternative to sleeping meds for insomnia
$39.5 m crisis funding will help thousands of families
MindSpot GP: Digital psychology in primary care
Crazy Socks 4 Docs – National launch held in Perth
DHASWA
Adverse patient events: itβs complicated
OUT & ABOUT
Celebrating a successful 2025 AICD Company Directors Courseβ’
STUDENT SPEAK
Rebuilding a system worthy of being called βworld-classβ
PUBLIC HEALTH β WAAC
ON THE SHELF
Helping profession strong driver of EI dilemmas
AMA25 CONFERENCE
WA doctors receive highest accolades
DRIVE
A compact & competent SUV – NISSAN QASHQAI
WINE
Put a cork in it… and pay the price
PROFESSIONAL NOTICES
MEMBER BENEFITS
THE LAST WORD
Research begins and ends with patients







