Time to debate the recommendations of the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission is slipping away
When the history of the Rudd Labor Government is written, undoubtedly a chapter will be devoted to its penchant for summits, inquiries and reports. Health has not escaped this inquisitorial focus. There have been, among others, inquiries and reports regarding preventive health,1 primary care,2 and health care delivery in general.3 The latter was the remit of the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission (NHHRC), and its final report, A healthier future for all Australians, was released in June this year.3
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- 1. Schultz M, Austin J, Letcher T, et al; National Preventative Health Taskforce. Australia: the healthiest country by 2020. National Preventative Health Strategy — the roadmap for action. Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia, 2009. http://www.preventativehealth.org.au/internet/preventative health/publishing.nsf/Content/nphs-roadmap-toc (accessed Sep 2009).
- 2. Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. Primary health care reform in Australia — report to support Australia’s first national primary health care strategy. Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia, 2009. http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/pub lishing.nsf/Content/nphc-draftreportsupp-toc (accessed Sep 2009).
- 3. National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission. A healthier future for all Australians: final report June 2009. http://www.nhhrc.org.au/internet/ nhhrc/publishing.nsf/Content/nhhrc-report (accessed Sep 2009).