Health system reform

Emerald - Tập 15 Số 1 - Trang 46-49 - 2010
Allan D.Spigelman1
1St Vincent’s Hospital Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to describe Health Reform proposals in Australia.Design/methodology/approachThe approach to this subect is observational.FindingsA total of 123 recommendations amounting to significant reform are proposed. It remains to be seen how many of these recommendations survive an extensive consultation process.Originality/valueThe paper describes one nation's attempt to address universal challenges in healthcare delivery and gives an update of health reform proposals.

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