Frame works for analysis -- The Australian population and its health -- Financing health care -- The health workforce -- Departmental and intergovernmental structures -- Hospitals -- Public Health -- Primary and community care -- Pharmaceuticals -- Policy challenges for the australian health care system
Summary
'The Australian Health Care System', second provides, a solid basis for understanding how the Australian health care system works. It highlights the conflicting values and complex social and political environment in which health policy must be made. It describes and evaluates the health care services using a systems approach