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How is the MBA financed?

The MBA is financed:

1) Through a direct donation in reply to our annual appeal.

2) A donation included with the AMA subscription.

3) Through donations from supporting organisations.

In the past, donations have enabled the development of a moderate investment portfolio from which the Association derives an income. This income, combined with the donations, is spent on the beneficiaries in need, i.e. the doctors and their families in distress. Unfortunately, over the past few years donations have not matched the expenditure needs and hence the real value of our investment reserves is gradually declining.

See latest income charts

 

Is the need changing? 

Over the past 10 years the number of people assisted by the MBA has doubled. Within this increase there has been a six-fold increase in the number of female doctors needing help. The reasons for these increases are not certain but may include increased work stress, greater performance expectations, more government regulation, long working hours, reduced remuneration and increasing litigation.

 

How else does the MBA assist the medical profession?

The Doctors' Mental Health Web Site  

This is a joint initiative between the MBA and the Doctors' Mental Health Implementation Committee.  Its purpose is the creation of a central archive of information related to doctors' mental health, the cornerstone being the NSW Doctors' Mental Health Program.

This site assists the dissemination of the NSW Doctors' Mental Health Implementation Committee's Policy and Strategies to all doctors, medical students and medical administrators. Further goals are the promotion of further research and the provision of information about referral services, such as the MBA and the Doctors' Health & Advisory Service (DHAS) through the Internet.  

 

Who serves on the Council?

A broad representative sample of the medical community, including general practitioners and specialists.

 

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