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03 Feb 2025

WA Election: ACEM calls for major investment in health workforce

Emergency doctors are urging political parties contesting the 2025 WA State Election to focus on significantly increasing investment into the public health system to reduce access block, build a sustainable health workforce - and get more patients the care they need, where they need it.

07 Oct 2020

Mental health support welcome but system reform still urgently needed

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) acknowledges the significant investment in healthcare contained in the Australian federal budget, as the country continues to contend with the COVID-19 pandemic and the fallout from it.

09 Oct 2018

Mental health summit

More than 150 emergency doctors, psychiatrists, consumers, clinicians and key decision makers will gather in Melbourne next week to tackle Australia’s mental health crisis.

08 Apr 2021

“South Australians deserve better”: mental health system must be fixed

Joint ACEM/RANZCP release

06 May 2022

NT's $2b for health welcome, but more needed for rural areas and staff

ACEM welcomes the Northern Territory Government’s $2 billion heath investment, announced in the 2022 - 2023 state budget, but urges greater investment and focus on workforce and in rural, regional and remote areas.

03 Jun 2022

SA budget: ACEM welcomes health focus, workforce sustainability is key

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) welcomes the $2.4 billion investment into health, detailed in the 2022 South Australian state budget.

08 Jul 2022

ACEM welcomes Aboriginal Health Practitioners to Western Australia EDs

ACEM welcomes the announcement of the establishment of specialised Aboriginal Health Practitioners in state-funded public health services in Western Australia and anticipates working with WA Health to support the implementation of these positions into WA emergency departments.

10 Oct 2022

New report reveals solutions for biggest issue in health systems

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) has today released a new report that clarifies key solutions for the most serious issue in the Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) health systems.

01 Feb 2023

ACEM welcomes the new Aotearoa New Zealand Minister of Health

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) welcomes Aotearoa New Zealand’s new Minister of Health, the Honourable Dr Ayesha Verrall, and looks forward to working with her and other healthcare stakeholders at a time when the country’s healthcare system remains under significant pressure.