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Should people be able to access more hospital outpatient services in their local communities and homes?
11:50am, 18 Jan 2010 by Ross - yourHealth Team
8 comments received.
Which new technologies do you think we should be using to improve aged care?
11:52am, 04 Jan 2010 by Ross - yourHealth Team
6 comments received.
How would you improve the community’s awareness of mental health?
11:54am, 21 Dec 2009 by Ross - yourHealth Team
15 comments received.
How could the health system better partner with parents to support them in giving their children a healthy start to life?
11:53am, 07 Dec 2009 by Ross - yourHealth Team
4 comments received.
What should we do to boost the health literacy of Australians?
1:47pm, 24 Nov 2009 by Ross - yourHealth team
12 comments received.
How would you cut waiting times for emergency departments and elective surgery?
11:56am, 09 Nov 2009 by Ross - yourHealth Team
4 comments received.
How would you improve the efficiency of Australia’s hospitals?
4:09pm, 30 Oct 2009 by Ross- yourHealth Team
13 comments received.
Should every Australian have their own, portable e-health record?
5:02pm, 20 Oct 2009 by Ross - yourHealth Team
18 comments received.
Should the government reform alcohol taxes as part of the initiatives to reduce excessive drinking?
12:43pm, 07 Oct 2009 by Cathy - yourHealth Team
3 comments received.
How should governments, industry and community groups work together to help us combat obesity?
11:12am, 28 Sep 2009 by Ross - yourHealth Team
26 comments received.
Are governments spending enough on health care in the bush?
11:16am, 21 Sep 2009 by Ross - yourHealth Team
10 comments received.
How would you suggest improving the care of people experiencing a mental health crisis?
11:15am, 14 Sep 2009 by Ross - yourHealth Team
20 comments received.
Do we need to provide more affordable fresh food for remote Indigenous communities?
11:05am, 10 Sep 2009 by Ross - yourHealth Team
13 comments received.
Would you like a one-stop health care centre in your community?
2:39pm, 07 Sep 2009 by Ross - yourHealth Team
32 comments received.
Join the conversation: improving Australia’s health system
2:09pm, 06 Sep 2009 by Megan - yourHealth Team
2 comments received.
Recently added comments
Would you like a one-stop health care centre in your community?
12:23pm, 24 Feb 2010 Dr Phil Rutherford
The concept of the so-called super clinics appears to have been built around two assumptions: a. That if a patient is attended to by a doctor who feels that care could be enhanced if they are also seen by another specialist, this specialist is av... more
Should every Australian have their own, portable e-health record?
11:57am, 24 Feb 2010 Dr Phil Rutherford
Most health records are already recorded electronically. The issues now is (a) how to capture the health records which exist for pre-electronic era (particularly for the more elderly patients), and (b) how to coordinate them into one concise report. ... more
How should governments, industry and community groups work together to help us combat obesity?
7:23am, 18 Feb 2010 neil peace
We suffer from “portion distortion”. Since 1960 standard serving sizes have increased significantly. In 1960 a Cheeseburger was 333 calories and is now 590. A French Fries serve was 210 calories, and is now 610. A Muffin was 210 calories, and now 50... more
Which new technologies do you think we should be using to improve aged care?
5:21pm, 16 Feb 2010 slotbite
E-health is the corner stone of the Australian health care policy definition, both at the federal and state levels, to improve the public health care system. The key objective is to maximize customer (or patient) experience and minimize cost through ... more
The implementation plan provides details of implementation activities over coming months and years, including timelines and major milestones to implement the major health reform agreed by COAG in April 2010.
On 19 and 20 April 2010, an historic agreement was reached by the Council of Australian Governments, except Western Australia, to the establishment of a National Health and Hospitals Network.
Should people be able to access more hospital outpatient services in their local communities and homes?
4:59pm, 02 Mar 2010 Jonny Levy
Yes, people should have more out-of-hospital access to healthcare. This needs to be backed up by more doctors and extended equally to those in rural/remote areas - not just metropolitan locations. We need to look very carefully at medical provision... more