Following the outcome of this year’s Federal Election, Health Minister Mark Butler convened the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce (SMT). (more…)
Ken Griffin
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The Strengthening Medicare Taskforce: No panacea, but great promise in technology driven care
As the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce considers how to ensure access to care is modern, patient-centred and easy, it should not under-estimate the possibilities that technology-driven care has to offer.
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The Strengthening Medicare Taskforce: Commonwealth must resist lobbyists and embed team-based care
The Strengthening Medicare Taskforce must set aside the tired, unhelpful trope that care is about choosing between a GP, or a pharmacist, or a nurse. Health care professionals are complementary to each other and provide better care working as a team.
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The strengthening medicare taskforce: All healthcare workers are on the front line. Let’s get them on the front foot
Following the outcome of this year’s Federal Election, Health Minister Mark Butler convened the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce (SMT). (more…)
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What the strengthening Medicare Taskforce: Must do to modernise the primary health care workforce
The first of the five focus areas identified by the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce is to have a reliable training and development pipeline, to build a strong and vibrant primary health care workforce. This is a logical and critical first step, but it is a well-known maxim that form must follow function. (more…)
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Time to unleash the full potential of nurses
If we want to improve the health of Australia, we cannot continue to under-use the largest workforce in primary health care. (more…)