Health Care Reform

The National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission (NHHRC) delivered their final report, 'A Healthier Future for all Australians' to the Australian Government in June 2009. The final report and details of the consultation process are available from the yourHealth website [Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing].

Follow the links below to find information on current and proposed reforms to Australia's health care system and health services.

Created August 2009

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Title:   Media release. Pulling e-health together, not tearing it apart
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Article by Minister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon and published on 6 Minutes.
Date:   Sep 2011
Title:   Media release. Interim independent hospital pricing authority underway
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Dr Tony Sherbon has been appointed the acting Chief Executive Officer of the interim Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA), beginning 1 September 2011.
Date:   Sep 2011
Title:   Media release. Medicare locals to deliver home grown health solutions
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Health Minister Nicola Roxon have heard how Australia' s first Medicare Locals are on their way to better coordinating local doctors, nurses and allied health professionals to provide more responsive and targeted services for patients.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Media release. Politics taken out of hospital funding: National health reform
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Legislation to establish the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority has been introduced into Parliament.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Media release. National health reform finalised
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Australian Government has signed off on the final details of national health reforms with all states and territories to secure the future of health in Australia.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Media release. 1 July brings better health care for Australian families
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   1 July 2011 marks a significant milestone in national health reform, with many new measures that matter to Australian families beginning or coming into full operation.
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Media release. First medicare locals to continue primary health care reform
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Nineteen communities around Australia will lead primary health care reform as Minister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon announced the organisations that will become the nation's first Medicare Locals from 1 July 2011.
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   Media release. First steps towards National Mental Health Commission
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The first steps are being taken towards establishment of the nation's first National Mental Health Commission, Minister for Mental Health and Ageing Mark Butler said today - welcoming the appointment of Robyn Kruk as Chief Executive Officer designate of the new Commission.
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   Mental health in Australia
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This website will help you to find information on the Australian Government's role and contributions to mental health reform activities in Australia.
Date:   Apr 2011
Title:   Improving primary health care for all Australians
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This publication explains why primary health care is important, why it needs to be improved and what the changes will mean. It also provides further details on Medicare Locals, and their central role in improving the primary health care system.
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   Primary Health Care Review
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   A review of the Australian Government's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Program comprising a set of seven reports.
Date:   Nov 2010
Title:   A National Health and Hospitals Network: Further investments in Australia's health
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Stage two of the Government's National Health Reform Plan - This document outlines the next stage of our health reforms, to deliver substantial improvements in the quality and availability of health care for Australians
Date:   Apr 2010
Title:   Report on the Review of the Dental Benefits Act 2008
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Review looks at the operation of the Act having regard to the attainment of the purposes of the Act; and the administration of the Act, particularly in relation to the Medicare Teen Dental Plan
Date:   Mar 2010
Title:   A national health and hospitals network for Australia's future
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The National Health and Hospitals Network will build on the major health reforms the Government has already delivered: record funding for public hospitals, increased numbers of elective surgery procedures, taking the pressure off emergency departments, and a record investment in training more doctors and nurses.
Date:   Mar 2010
Title:   National mental health report 2010
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This report, the eleventh in the series, presents the latest data on progress made under the National Mental Health Strategy.
Date:   Jan 2010
Title:   Building a 21st century primary health care system: a draft of Australia's first national Primary Health Care Strategy
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This Draft National Primary Health Care Strategy (the Draft Strategy) provides a road map to guide future policy and practice in primary health care in Australia. It represents the first comprehensive policy statement for primary health care in Australia's history.
Date:   Aug 2009
Title:   Estimating the impact of selected National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission (NHHRC) reforms on health care expenditure, 2003 to 2033
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   To give an indication of the medium- to long-term effects of certain proposed National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission (NHHRC) reforms on growth in health expenditures, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare developed estimates of the expenditure effects of selected reform proposals.
Date:   Aug 2009
Title:   Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework 2008 report: detailed analyses
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This report contains detailed analyses underlying the summary data presented in the policy report Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework 2008 report, produced by the Department of Health and Ageing.
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Caring communities program
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   The Caring Communities Program aims to improve the quality of palliative care provided in local communities.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Interagency Action Plan for Better Mental Health: Second Yearly Progress Report
Publisher:   NSW Department of Health
Description:   The Interagency Action Plan for Better Mental Health was developed to ensure that government agencies work more effectively together and with the community to improve care for people with mental illness. The following report provides an overview of whole-of-government achievements against the commitments in the plan after the second year of implementation.
Date:   Apr 2008

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