A Better Future for Patients and Doctors
Why the Australian Doctors’ Federation?
The importance of the doctor-patient relationship is backed by a legal duty of care by doctors to their patients, as well as an ethical and legal responsibility for the doctor to act in accordance with accepted science.
Who is the Australian Doctors’ Federation?
“I argued that we must be the patient’s doctor; not the government’s doctor; nor the doctor of big business.”
– Dr Bruce Shepherd AM, Founder
The ADF believes in a friendly and cooperative working relationship with all organisations who are promoting and supporting the highest standards of medical care for Australian patients. The ADF makes submissions to government on important issues impacting on the doctor-patient relationship. Given that the ADF has ongoing involvement with working doctors across all disciplines, we believe our advice is practical, relevant and real, and hence valuable for determining the likely beneficial effects of government or administrative action on patient outcomes. As such, the ADF has been involved in all major issues impacting on the doctor-patient relationship since its establishment in 1989.
Our Principle Objectives
Ethical Standards
To maintain, improve, advance and promote the ethical standards, integrity and reputation of the medical profession
Choice of Health Care
To maintain, improve, advance and promote health care for all Australians and ensure that there is freedom of choice of health care
Community Awareness
To increase the Medical Profession’s awareness of the community’s continuing and changing health care needs
Latest News
Honeysuckle deal sounds sweet, but there’s a sting
by Holly Pane - Medical RepublicJun 1, 2021 Despite widespread opposition to managed care in Australia, the ACCC has green-lit a controversial health fund buying group. While some say this is the beginning of the end for the Australian healthcare system, the industry...
Anaesthetists Warn Against Threat of Managed Care
The Australian Society of Anaesthetists (ASA) is concerned that the health insurance industry’s push for Managed Care is gaining ground in Australia. In a draft determination released 21 May, the ACCC favours (with conditions) a proposal from Honeysuckle Health (HH)...
Managed care is a bad investment for Oklahoma
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