ACEM - Standards and Advocacy Library

Understanding how and where our emergency medicine workforce is working and the issues they face is important to ACEM and workforce planning. This report presents the findings from the 2021 new FACEMs Early Career Survey.

AU Geriatric EM Rural Regional & Remote Vulnerable Patients Submissions

V1.0 04 Feb 2022

SUB544
Australian Pre-Budget Submission 2022/23

Ahead of the 2022/23 Australian Budget, ACEM wrote to the Government to highlight key priority areas including acute aged care, rural and regional health equity and access to specialist disability accommodation.

WA Mental Health Submissions

V1.0 31 Jan 2022

SUB541
Statutory Review of Mental Health Act (2014) Western Australia

ACEM submission to Western Australia Mental Health Commission on Statutory Review of Mental Health Act (2014).

NZ Mental Health Submissions

V1.0 25 Jan 2022

SUB538
Transforming Mental Health Law in Aotearoa New Zealand

ACEM submission to the New Zealand Ministry of Health on the development of new mental health legislation in Aotearoa New Zealand.

All Policy Statement Public Health & Prevention Standards

V4.0 01 Jan 2022

S42
Statement on Tobacco Smoking and E-Cigarettes

ACEM supports all jurisdictions moving to ban all smoking, e-cigarette, and smokeless tobacco and nicotine products.

SA Prehospital & Retrieval Safety & Quality Submissions

V1.0 21 Dec 2021

SUB543
Letter to SA LRC - SA Ambulance Resourcing

In response to a petition, the SA Legislative Review Committee conducted hearings on issues pertaining to the ambulance service. This submission highlighted the importance of a whole of system response to access block, and therefore ambulance ramping.

NZ Safety & Quality Workforce Submissions

V1.0 09 Dec 2021

SUB539
MCNZ: Proposed changes to the comparable health system pathway

The Medical Council of New Zealand is proposing two key changes to the comparable health system pathway to registration in the Provisional General scope of practice. ACEM provided feedback on item 1.

NZ Cultural safety Leadership Workforce Submissions

V1.0 09 Dec 2021

SUB542
ACEM Response to draft Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill

Significant health system reform is being undertaken in Aotearoa New Zealand. The document is ACEM's response to the draft Bill to disestablish DHBs and create Health New Zealand and the Maori Health Authority.

AU Disaster Management Imaging & Testing Leadership Prehospital & Retrieval Public Health & Prevention Resource Stewardship Safety & Quality Vulnerable Patients Submissions

V1.0 07 Dec 2021

SUB535
Draft National Strategy for Radiation Safety and Implementation Plan

The National Strategy aims to deliver a radiation safety & protection system for Australia that continues to protect people and the environment from the harmful effects of radiation, while maximising the benefits that can be provided by technologies that use radiation to ensure the best possible public health outcomes for the community.

NT Vulnerable Patients Submissions

V1.0 01 Dec 2021

SUB530
Northern Territory Disability Strategy Review

The NT Govt has created a discussion paper and draft strategy around providing quality access to services for individuals with disability. This strategy is a three year action plan, with the government welcoming feedback on the draft. This submission outlines how various parts of the strategy impact EDs, and the College's recommendations.

2021 New FACEMs Early Career Survey

SUB544 Australian Pre-Budget Submission 2022/23

SUB541 Statutory Review of Mental Health Act (2014) Western Australia

SUB538 Transforming Mental Health Law in Aotearoa New Zealand

S42 Statement on Tobacco Smoking and E-Cigarettes

SUB543 Letter to SA LRC - SA Ambulance Resourcing

SUB539 MCNZ: Proposed changes to the comparable health system pathway

SUB542 ACEM Response to draft Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill

SUB535 Draft National Strategy for Radiation Safety and Implementation Plan

SUB530 Northern Territory Disability Strategy Review