Access to Health Services

Follow the links below to information on access to health services, including consumers' rights to access services.

You might also find relevant information in Australian government media releases at the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing's Media Centre.

Updated September 2011

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Personal Medical Records

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Title:   Australian health system: how it works - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Australia's healthcare system - find out how it works, which health services are funded by the governments and which services are privately funded.
Date:   Dec 2011
Title:   Optical services & supplies
Publisher:   Department of Veterans' Affairs
Description:   Information about optical services and supplies, including pricing schemes and available frames for providers dealing with the Department of Veterans Affairs
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Rehabilitation
Publisher:   Department of Veterans' Affairs
Description:   Rehabilitation: Find information about rehabilitation support provided to veterans and serving members of the Australian Defence Force
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care (BOIMHC) program improves community access to quality primary mental health care.
Date:   Sep 2011
Title:   Rehabilitation Appliances Program
Publisher:   Department of Veterans' Affairs
Description:   RAP is an Australian Government program, administered by the Department of Veterans' Affairs, which provides aids and appliances to eligible members of the veteran community to help them maintain their independence as they grow older.
Date:   Sep 2011
Title:   National Medicines Policy
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Australia's National Medicines Policy is a cooperative endeavour to bring about better health outcomes for all Australians, focusing especially on people's access to, and wise use of, medicines. The term 'medicine' includes prescription and non-prescription medicines, including complementary healthcare products.
Date:   Sep 2011
Title:   Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Diagnostic Services Branch of the Department of Health and Ageing is responsible for managing public funding of positron emission tomography services in Australia
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Assistance with Care and Housing for the Aged (ACHA) Program overview
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Overview of the ACHA Program.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Trends in access to dental care among Australian adults 1994-2008
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   Between 1994 and 2008 half of all Australians visited a dentist most years and the proportion of those who visited for a check-up increased from 46% to 55%. However, there were growing inequalities in the use of dental care.
Date:   May 2011
Title:   Better Access to Psychiatrists, Psychologists and General Practitioners through the MBS (Better Access) initiative
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Better Access initiative provides better access to mental health practitioners through Medicare.
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Accessing unapproved products
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   There are a number of ways that patients can gain access to products that have not been approved for use in Australia.
Date:   Apr 2011
Title:   Radiation Oncology Inquiry
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Inquiry Committee, chaired by Professor Peter Baume, was set up to examine radiation therapy for cancer in Australia and develop a national plan to promote patient access to these services.
Date:   Apr 2011
Title:   The impact of user fees on access to health services in low- and middle-income countries
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Researchers in the Cochrane Collaboration conducted a review of the impact of user fees on people's access to health services in low- and middle-income countries. After searching for all relevant studies, they found 16 studies. Their findings are summ...
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   Trends in access to dental care among Australian teenagers
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Description:   The trends in dental care among Australian teenagers from 1994-2008 are investigated in this report, drawn from the National Dental Telephone Interview Survey (NDTIS) conducted in 1994, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2005 and 2008. It compares the services received by those eligible for public dentistry and those who are not.
Date:   Nov 2010
Title:   Trends in access to dental care among Australian adults: in brief
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Description:   The trends in dental care among Australian dentate (have some natural teeth) adults from 1994-2008 are investigated in this report, drawn from the National Dental Telephone Interview Survey (NDTIS) conducted in 1994, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2005 and 2008. It compares the services received by those eligible for public dentistry and those who are not.
Date:   Nov 2010
Title:   Radiotherapy services in NSW strategic plan to 2016
Publisher:   NSW Department of Health
Description:   The Radiotherapy Services in NSW Strategic Plan to 2016 provides the direction for the continued, improved access to radiotherapy services in NSW, and identifies the geographic areas for new and expanded radiotherapy services in NSW.
Date:   Jun 2010
Title:   Women and abortion
Publisher:   Women's Health Victoria (WHV)
Description:   Covers surgical and medical abortion, late-term abortion, number of abortions, current legal context, access to abortion, attitudes to abortion, abortion myths, current issues in Victoria, and good practice in abortion service provision.
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Outcomes and proposed next steps: review of the Access to Allied Psychological Services component of the Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care program
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This report summarises the success of the ATAPS program to date, presents the outcomes of the review process and identifies key directions to refine and further improve the initiative.
Date:   Feb 2010
Title:   Access to unapproved therapeutic goods - Special access scheme
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Describes how to obtain approval for the supply of an unapproved therapeutic good in Australia under the Special Access Scheme and how to obtain the product once approval for supply has been given
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Advance provision of emergency contraception for pregnancy prevention
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Emergency contraceptive pills can prevent unwanted pregnancy if taken soon after unprotected sex. Getting a prescription for emergency contraception can be difficult and time-consuming. Giving emergency contraception to women in advance could ensure tha...
Date:   Nov 2009

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