Description |
xxii, 344 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Contents |
Section One: How health care is organised in Australia -- 1. The Australian health care system -- 2. The health of Australians -- 3. The public hospital system -- 4. Primary health care system -- 5. The private sector and health insurance -- 6. The health workforce -- 7. The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme -- 8. The aged care sector: residential and community care -- 9. Public health in Australia -- 10. Health promotion -- 11. Rural and remote health -- 12. Health care for Indigenous Australians -- 13. Organising care for the mentally ill in Australia -- 14. The complementary and alternative health care system in Australia -- 15. Health care in the UK and USA: welfare versus the market -- Section Two: Towards multidisciplinary care for a new century --16. Progress in nursing: multidisciplinary and shared care -- 17. The emergence of midwifery as a distinct discipline -- 18. The professionalisation of paramedics: the development of pre-hospital care -- 19. Health profession regulation: the case of physiotherapy -- 20. Nutrition and dietetics: promoting health for all Australians -- 21. Occupational therapy: working with individuals, groups and communities to enable occupation -- 22. Podiatry in Australia: past, present and future -- 23. Speech pathology and audiology: assessing and treating communication disorders -- 24. Health managers in a changing system -- 25. The profession of medicine -- 26. Who's missing: where's the consumer? |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
National health services -- Australia.
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Medical policy -- Australia.
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Public health -- Australia.
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Medical care -- Australia.
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Author |
Willis, Eileen, 1946-
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Reynolds, Louise, Ph. D.
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Keleher, Helen.
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ISBN |
9780729538619 (paperback) |
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