LATEST NEWS
SSA RESPONSE TO ABC
PAIN FACTORY
APR 2024 - The AOA, NSA and SSA have released the following statement to their members regarding the ABC Four Corners Program 'Pain Factory' episode 08/04/24.
Read the combined statement here
SSA Annual General Meeting 2024
JAN 2024 - Notice is given that the Spine Society of Australia (SSA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held at the ICC Sydney on Saturday 6th April at 4.30pm (AEDT). The position of VP will be open for nomination.
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Spine Society Secretary Dr Davor Saravanja talks about the threat to Australia's health system from a push to introduce US-style managed healthcare.
DOH Documents to Support Prostheses List Reforms
AUG 2021 - The Department of Health would like to advise the following circular has been published and is available for viewing and downloading from their website: PHI
ACCC Draft Determination – Honeysuckle Health
JUNE 2021 - The Spine Society has made a submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in regard to its draft determination on the Honeysuckle Health application to create a buyers’ group for healthcare payers.
Prostheses List reform
FEB 2021 - The Spine Society of Australia has made a submission to the Federal Health Department in response to its Consultation Paper: Options for reforms and improvements to the Prostheses List.