after hours care

Parliamentary Library budget briefs: Health programs and primary care

Editor: Michelle Hugheson: May 25, 2015In: Federal Budget 2015-16, general practice, primary health care

Each year Croakey provides a forum for analysis of the federal budget and its impact on health and health services. While we like to think that our parliamentarians and civil servants dip... Read more

Have health reform efforts changed our perceptions and experiences of services?

Editor: Melissa Sweeton: October 30, 2012In: general practice, health reform, health workforce, primary health care, rural and remote health, Social determinants of health

Associate Professor James Gillespie writes: Croakey contributors have recently been debating the impact of the Rudd/Gillard health reforms. A recent survey of public opinion on attitudes to... Read more

What does the community want from after hours care?

Editor: Melissa Sweeton: October 23, 2012In: Medicare Locals, primary health care

What are the community’s priorities and concerns when it comes to after hours care? Some useful insights were gleaned from a citizen’s jury held in Tasmania earlier this year, including the... Read more