Table of Contents
Acknowledgements vii
Contributors ix
Reviewers xiii
Introduction: How to Use This Book xv
Section 1 How Health Care is Organised in Australia 1
1 The Australian Health Care System Eileen Willis Yvonne Parry 3
2 The Public Hospital System Sandra G. Leggat 13
3 The Private Sector and Health Insurance Charles Livingstone 27
4 Health Care in the UK and USA: Welfare Versus the Market Janice Lewis Caroline Yates 45
5 Primary Health Care Helen Keleher 55
6 Public Health in Australia Helen Keleher 67
7 Health Promotion Ben J. Smith 79
8 The Health Workforce Hal Swerissen 91
9 The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Hans Löfgren Ken Harvey 103
10 The Aged Care Sector: Residential and Community Care Jeni Warburton Pauline Savy 117
11 Rural and Remote Health John Humphreys 131
12 Health Care for Indigenous Australians Adrian Miller Rick Speare 149
13 Organising Care for the Mentally Ill in Australia Julie Henderson Bonnie Walter 161
14 Disability Professionals: Assisting People Living with Disability to Navigate the Health System Caroline Ellison Brian Matthews 175
15 Complementary/Alternative Medicine in Australia Julia Twohig 189
16 Quality and Safety in the Context of the Australian Health Care System Caroline Yates Janice Lewis Rick Iedema 205
Section 2 Towards Multidisciplinary Care for a New Century 217
17 Progress in Nursing Trudy Rudge Luisa Toffoli 219
18 Midwifery - The Profession in Australia Pauline Glover 229
19 The Professionalisation of Paramedics: The Development of Pre-hospital Care Louise Reynolds Madeleine O'Donnell 241
20 Health Profession Regulation: The Case of Physiotherapy Jenny Keating Wendy Nickson 253
21 Nutrition and Dietetics: Promoting Health for All Australians Iris Lindemann Louisa Marweijczyk 265
22 Occupational Therapy: Working with Individuals, Groups and Communities to Enable Occupation Louise Farnworth Rebecca Allen 279
23 Speech Pathology and Audiology: Service Delivery and Technology in Communication Disorders Christopher Lind Catherine Olsson 291
24 Health Care Managers in a Changing System Judith Dwyer Anne Cahill 305
25 Social Work: Providing Health Care to People, Families and Communities Margaret Alston 319
26 General Practice Nicholas Zwar Gawaine Powell Davies 331
Glossary 343
Abbreviations 355
References 359
Subject Index 395
