Health reform areas
The National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission has delivered its final report A Healthier Future for all Australians
You can find more information here, which groups some of the key recommendations against the following:
- A Healthy Start to Life
- Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health
- Aged Care
- Efficiency and Sustainability
- E-Health
- Governance of the Health System
- Hospitals
- Improving Oral Health and Access to Dental Care
- National Health & Hospitals Reform Commission
- Our Health Workforce
- Prevention
- Primary Health Care
- Support for People Living in Remote and Rural Areas
- Supporting People with Mental Illness
A Draft of Australia’s First National Primary Health Care Strategy provides a road map to guide future policy and practice in primary health care in Australia.
More information, the Draft Strategy and a factsheet are at:
Australia: The Healthiest Country by 2020 – National Preventative Health Strategy – the roadmap for action provides a blueprint for tackling the burden of chronic disease currently caused by obesity, tobacco and excessive consumption of alcohol.
More information, the Strategy documents and a factsheet are at:
Health reform reports
- NHHRC Final Report:
A Healthier Future for all Australians - Building a 21st Century Primary Health Care System: A Draft of Australia’s First National Primary Health Care Strategy
- Primary Health Care Reform in Australia: Report to Support Australia’s First National Primary Health Care Strategy
- Overview: National Preventative Health Strategy
