Private Health Stakeholder Consultation, Parliament House
Minister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon hosted a health reform roundtable discussion with representatives from private health insurers and private hospitals at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 25 November 2009.
Dr Christine Bennett, Chair of the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission and Chief Medical Officer of BUPA Australia, also attended.
The discussion focused on the role of the private health industry in health services and health reform nationally, in the context of the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission report.
The key themes discussed included:
- The need for reforms to deliver improved safety and quality of health care and better health outcomes for patients
- The need for consistency in funding and regulation across the health system
- Improved linkages between public and private, and between the private sector and primary care, particularly for those with chronic disease, to deliver improved quality and efficiency.
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 Minister for Health and AgeingNicola Roxon talking about the National Health and Hospitals Network on Wednesday 3rd March 2010. |
 Youth views (public submission)Young people in Canberra were interviewed on their views about the Australian health system. Video was submitted by Senator Kate Lundy’s office. |
 DerekDerek says the reform process offers a great opportunity to free up emergency departments in hospitals by creating a special service to diagnose and treat older people who now come into emergency when something is wrong. |
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CloncurryThe Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery, Warren Snowdon, held a roundtable discussion on health reform at Cloncurry in Northern Queensland on Wednesday 27 January 2010. |
ACTU MelbourneParliamentary Secretary Mark Butler hosted a health consultation on Thursday 28 January 2010 at the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) offices in Melbourne. |
Mount Isa Base Hospital, Mount IsaOn Wednesday 27 January 2010, the Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery, Warren Snowdon, held a health reform consultation at Mount Isa Base Hospital, in North Western Queensland. |
The implementation plan provides details of implementation activities over coming months and years, including timelines and major milestones to implement the major health reform agreed by COAG in April 2010.
On 19 and 20 April 2010, an historic agreement was reached by the Council of Australian Governments, except Western Australia, to the establishment of a National Health and Hospitals Network.