Access to Health Services

Follow the links below to information on access to health services and consumers' rights to access.

You might also find relevant information in Australian government media releases at the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing's Media Centre.

Reviewed November 2007

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Title:   Oral health and access to dental care by cardholder and insurance groups
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This report investigates the impact of possession of government concession and dental insurance on the dental visiting patterns and self-reported oral health status of Australian adults.
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Submission to the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   This submission to the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission focuses on reforms consumers think are most important and achievable for improving Australia's health outcomes.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Mental health policy for the veteran community: index and introduction
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs
Description:   A strategic policy framework for the future planning and delivery of mental health services to the veteran community.
Title:   Towards a seamless health system
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   The Australian General Practice Network calls for a health system that supports patients to access the care, resources and information they need, and encourages prevention of illness and management of chronic conditions.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   What consumers want from reform
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   The need for reform in health care is not new. What is new is the urgent imperative for reform. Consumers have an opportunity to join the reform discussions as the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission makes its deliberations and recommendations.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Better access to psychiatrists, psychologists and general practitioners through the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) program
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Better Access to Psychiatrists and General Practitioners through the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) program has $507 million over five years allocated to provide better access to these services through Medicare.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Implementing private health reforms: Consumers have a say - Discussion session with Kidney Health Australia - Melbourne, April 2008
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   CHF and Kidney Health Australia held a free consumer discussion session on hospital substitute care under both the public and private health systems on Friday 18 April 2008 in Melbourne, Victoria.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   CHF e-Health industry and consumer workshop: 'What's next in e-health' Workshop Report
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   The Consumers Health Forum of Australia (CHF) held an e-health industry and consumer workshop, 'What's next in e-health' in central Sydney on 27 November 2007. During the workshop, participants discussed e-health success stories and sticking points and identified practical steps for making e-health work for consumers.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care (BOIMHC) program improves community access to quality primary mental health care.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Safety and quality: It's all about communication - Perth community workshop
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   In February 2008, CHF held a community workshop in Perth, as part of the 2007-08 Safety and Quality Project 'It's all about communication'. The aim of the project is to engage health consumers across Australia in safety and quality improvements in health care being introduced by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Safety and quality: It's all about communication - Broome community workshop
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   In February 2008, CHF held a community workshop in Broome, as part of the 2007-08 Safety and Quality Project 'Its all about communication'. The aim of the project is to engage health consumers across Australia in safety and quality improvements in health care being introduced by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Diagnostic and Technology Branch of the Department of Health and Ageing is responsible for managing public funding of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) services in Australia
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Safety and quality: it's all about communication - Mackay community workshops
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   In December 2007, CHF held community workshops in Mackay, Queensland, as part of the 2007-08 Safety and Quality Project 'It's all about communication'. The aim of the project is to engage health consumers across Australia in safety and quality improvements in health care being introduced by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Implementing private health reforms: consumers have a say - discussion session with Multiple Sclerosis Society NSW/Vic - Sydney November 2007
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   CHF has undertaken a series of engagements around Australia in partnership with CHF member organisations as part of the '2007-08 Implementing Private Health Reforms: Consumers have a say' project. The project aims to ensure health consumer involvement in the implementation of Australian Government private health insurance reforms which took effect from April 2007.
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Implementing private health reforms: consumers have a say - discussion session with Multiple Sclerosis Society NSW/Vic - Melbourne November 2007
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   CHF has undertaken a series of engagements around Australia in partnership with CHF member organisations as part of the '2007-08 Implementing Private Health Reforms: Consumers have a say' project. The project aims to ensure health consumer involvement in the implementation of Australian Government private health insurance reforms which took effect from April 2007.
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Infertility and reproductive technology: Student factsheet
Publisher:   Women's Health Queensland Wide Inc
Description:   Advances in reproductive technology have changed the way women can have children, and even definitions of motherhood and fatherhood. The success rate is low and the treatments can be both financially and emotionally draining.
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Evidence v access - joint replacement registry success
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   The National Joint Replacement Registry provides the evidence clinicians need to make informed decisions that have led to a better revision rate that has saved consumers - and the health care system - pain, time and money.
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Radiation Oncology Inquiry
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Inquiry Committee, chaired by Professor Peter Baume, was set up to examine radiation therapy for cancer in Australia and develop a national plan to promote patient access to these services. The Inquiry focused on patient access to radiotherapy, the roles of radiation oncologists, radiation therapists and medical physicists in the delivery of radiation therapy, including equipment and funding arrangements. The report, titled A vision for radiotherapy, was presented to Senator Patterson on 18 June 2002.
Date:   Sep 2007
Title:   Submission to the Exposure Draft of the Human Services (Enhanced Service Delivery) Bill 2007
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   Submission to the Exposure Draft of the Human Services (Enhance Service Delivery) Bill 2007, consumers' expectations of the access card.
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Primary Care Services - challenges for better consumer use
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   Consumers' access to primary health care is guided and constrained by many factors. Six factors offer particular challenges to policy and decision makers. Does Australia need to reassess the structure of its health care system and what role should consumers play?
Date:   Jul 2007
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