An Upper House inquiry has been established to inquire into the equity, accessibility and appropriate delivery of outpatient and community mental health care in New South Wales. Dr Amanda Cohn MLC, Chair of Portfolio Committee No. 2 – said: "We have established this inquiry because of the critical importance of outpatient...

Restrictions on dispensing abortion medication at GPs and pharmacies have been lifted. Dr Amanda Cohn, Greens MP, says these changes by the TGA are really important for access to abortion, but more is needed to ensure both medical and surgical abortions are available, accessible and affordable for all people. 

Fifteen years after the Garling report and NSW Health still has casual doctor supply problems. 

Dr Amanda Cohn, NSW Greens MP and a former medical abortion prescriber, has responded to newly announced federal reforms to improve access to medical abortion.

NSW Health Minister Ryan Park has vowed to crack down on the use of private recruitment firms to plug holes in the state’s creaking hospital system, saying the government’s over-reliance on costly third-party companies is unsustainable.

Private recruitment companies responsible for finding temporary doctors and nurses to plug gaps in critically understaffed NSW hospitals have been accused of deliberately driving up staff costs while also discouraging medical workers from taking full-time jobs in the public health system.