Inquiries
Public inquiries and commissioned studies give the opportunity for all points of view in the community to be heard and considered. All individuals, firms, groups and organisations with an interest in an inquiry can participate in the inquiry.
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Elizabeth Becker (PDF - 77k)
Submission 212 for Identifying Sectors For Reform View full list
Brief submission I am concerned about any possible privatisation of the public health system, including via private providers in the public health system. The inequity of this, particularly via the power of insurance companies to decide on who gets
Date received: 25 Jul 2016
Sister Susan (Lucy) van Kessel (PDF - 59k)
Submission 69 for Identifying Sectors For Reform View full list
Medicare has been a unique contribution to the health of all Australians. It is essential that it remain so. Having experienced working with people with serious mental illness over many years I know many clients would not survive without the
Date received: 25 Jul 2016
Teresa Lodge (PDF - 77k)
Submission 164 for Identifying Sectors For Reform View full list
Brief submission The public health system and Medicare are an integral and vital part of our democratic and developed society. It's what makes us a decent and fair community where we can all have access to basic health care. As a public hospital
Date received: 25 Jul 2016
Maria Bordignon (PDF - 8k)
Submission 115 for Identifying Sectors For Reform View full list
Brief submission It's very important to keep medical care assessable to everyone. We pay our taxes and our levies. It would just take a small increase in the levy to increase revenue and I'm sure people wouldn't object too much if it was going in
Date received: 25 Jul 2016
Carole Gamble (PDF - 56k)
Submission 81 for Identifying Sectors For Reform View full list
Personally , having worked in both private and public health systems , in my opinion there has always been an enormous amount of waste in the public system. Top heavy administration (non-productive) by administrators who have been promoted beyond
Date received: 25 Jul 2016
Dr Graeme McLeay (PDF - 80k)
Submission 166 for Identifying Sectors For Reform View full list
Brief submission I have worked in both the private and public health systems as an anaesthetist for 40 years. Our health system is the envy of the world but it is being undermined by the corporatisation and Americanisation of health care. Many
Date received: 25 Jul 2016
Tracey Nayler (PDF - 27k)
Submission 98 for Identifying Sectors For Reform View full list
Brief submission Inequity in healthcare and healthcare access abounds in Australia though Australia is currently less inequitable than other nations. Healthcare payers are an important factor in the access to care and to quality care itself.
Date received: 25 Jul 2016
Dr Allison Baensch (PDF - 33k)
Submission 48 for Identifying Sectors For Reform View full list
Hello,. I have been a school principal and now am a health care professional in practice for over 30 years. My experience has taught me that health care must be freely and equitably available to all Australian citizens, firstly as a way to keep our
Date received: 25 Jul 2016
Colin MacKenzie (PDF - 60k)
Submission 75 for Identifying Sectors For Reform View full list
I am a retired medical practitioner having spent over forty years first in general practice and then as a salaried specialist in child psychiatry. I also worked as a general practitioner for a yea fi the British NHS. In my experience trust is a
Date received: 25 Jul 2016
Ron Hooper (PDF - 78k)
Submission 163 for Identifying Sectors For Reform View full list
Brief submission I have worked as a nurse in several countries. I believe strongly on maintaining a universal health care system. I believe we have a good balance between a public and private system. Overall health care is delivered cheaper than
Date received: 25 Jul 2016