Designing the health workforce for the 21st century

Alexander, Jennifer A; Thomson, Sue M; Ramsay, John A

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb05764.x

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Almost 200 health leaders from Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Canada and Singapore attended the Health Leaders Network’s conference “Designing the health workforce for the 21st century”, held in Melbourne, 2–3 April 2003.

1 Health Leaders Network, Sydney, NSW.
2 Department of Health and Human Services, Hobart, TAS.

Correspondence:

1. Safe high quality health care: investing in tomorrow’s leaders. Qual Health Care 2001; Suppl II: ii8-ii12.
2. Fillingham D. What will the future be like? A perspective from the UK. Designing the health workforce for the 21st century. 2003 Apr 2–3, Melbourne.
3. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Labour force projections, 1999-2016. Canberra: ABS, 2003. (Catalogue No. 6260.0.)
4. Westpac results from the Best Employers to Work for in Australia Study, conducted by Hewitt Associates (in conjunction with Australian Graduate School of Management and the Australian Financial Review). Sydney, 2001.
5. Hughes C. Safe staffing. What are the issues? Designing the health workforce for the 21st century. 2003 Apr 2–3, Melbourne.
6. Committee Advising on Professional Education (CAPE). Education and development of the health and disability workforce: recommendations from CAPE consultation with health, disability and education sectors. Wellington: Ministry of Health, 1997.

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