Is 8 per Cent of GDP Enough: The Future Direction of Australia's Health Care System

1990 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 314
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
The Future ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
Care System

scholarly journals Community consultation and engagement in health care reform

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tony McBride ◽  
Viola Korczak
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Reform ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Citizen Engagement ◽  
Community Consultation ◽  
System Models ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
The Future ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
Care System

In advocating for significant reform of the health care system, the Australian Health Care Reform Alliance (AHCRA) supports a process of citizen engagement that will allow the wider community to have a say in the future direction of their health care system. Models that have engaged community opinions have been successful overseas, and this article calls for similar processes in Australia.

Community Health Nursing Vision for 2020

2010 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. 1047-1068 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Schofield ◽  
Rebecca Ganann ◽  
Sandy Brooks ◽  
Jennifer McGugan ◽  
Kim Dalla Bona ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Primary Health Care System ◽  
Community Health Nursing ◽  
Community Health Nurses ◽  
Common Definition ◽  
The Future ◽  
Health Nursing ◽  
Care System

As health care is shifting from hospital to community, community health nurses (CHNs) are directly affected. This descriptive qualitative study sought to understand priority issues currently facing CHNs, explore development of a national vision for community health nursing, and develop recommendations to shape the future of the profession moving toward the year 2020. Focus groups and key informant interviews were conducted across Canada. Five key themes were identified: community health nursing in crisis now, a flawed health care system, responding to the public, vision for the future, and CHNs as solution makers. Key recommendations include developing a common definition and vision of community health nursing, collaborating on an aggressive plan to shift to a primary health care system, developing a comprehensive social marketing strategy, refocusing basic baccalaureate education, enhancing the capacity of community health researchers and knowledge in community health nursing, and establishing a community health nursing center of excellence.

scholarly journals Book Review: The Australian health care system

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 371
Author(s):  
Gary Day
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Health Workforce ◽  
Health Financing ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
The Future ◽  
Reflective Questions ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
Care System

THIS IS THE THIRD edition of one of the seminal local texts on the Australian health care system. Over the last seven years, this text has proved a basis for helping students, casual readers and health professionals understand Australia?s sometimes difficult to understand health care system. The text is divided into ten chapters that deal with key aspects of Australia?s health care system, namely: � Frameworks for analysis � The Australian population and its health � Financing health care � The health workforce � Departmental and intergovernmental structures � Hospitals � Public health � Primary and community care � Pharmaceuticals � Policy challenges for the Australian health care system. There are several key reasons why this text has been widely used in the past and will continue to be of value well into the future. The author has been able to accurately describe the complexities of the Australian health care system in an easily digestible way. This is a feat in itself and worthy of praise. There is an appropriate use of tables and figures to support the written content. Finally, the author provides excellent conclusions that bring together the salient points and issues in each chapter. The publisher promotes that this edition includes new material on health workforce, patient safety and medical and health insurance. The Australian health care system delivers on this claim, providing useful insights and a deeper understanding of the issues that confront the future direction and delivery of health services in this country. This text is a useful addition to any library as well as a staple for students needing to more clearly understand the complexities and challenges of the Australian health care system. My only suggestion is that the text could have been enhanced by the inclusion of revision or reflective questions at the end of each chapter. In summary, a must-have as part of a good health-related library.

Advanced technology and its impact on the clinical laboratory.

1987 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 352-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
C A Burtis
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Clinical Laboratory ◽  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Technical Developments ◽  
The Future ◽  
Made In ◽  
Care System

Abstract The analytical capabilities of the clinical laboratory have continued to expand and improve as a result of technical developments and advancements made in a wide spectrum of allied disciplines. As a consequence, the clinical laboratory has evolved from the small, manual operations of yesterday to the large, central organizations of today. Technology continues to have an impact on the laboratory, especially with the advent of the fully automated analytical systems that are having such a profound effect on how the laboratory is staffed, equipped, organized, and operated. With the accelerating rate at which new developments are occurring, it is safe to assume that dramatic changes will continue to occur in this area. Consequently, it will become increasingly important for clinical laboratorians to be aware of these new developments, to understand them, and to anticipate how they will be assimilated and integrated into the overall health care system. To quote from a recent Bell Atlantic advertisement, "The genius of the future lies not in technology alone, but in the ability to manage it."

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