Joondalup Health Campus, Perth
On Thursday 21 January 2010 Parliamentary Secretary for Health Mark Butler held a roundtable discussion at the Joondalup Health Campus in Perth, Western Australia.
Attendees at the meeting included the Chief Executive Officer of the Joondalup Health Campus, Kempton Cowan, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Dr Glen Power, hospital staff, doctors, and representatives from Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, the University of Western Australia, Edith Cowan University and the Northern Metropolitan Health Service.
Significant issues discussed included:
- models of service delivery in the hospital system
- future funding of public and private sectors, and the need for a smooth transition to any new funding model
- after-care support for post-acute patients
- a greater availability of sub-acute beds
- boosting health workforces
- collaboration between universities and training hospitals
- balancing the ratio of visiting medical practitioners to salaried staff.
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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. |
