State governments have all had a chance to comment on the federal government's proposed health reforms. Read the NSW Government's discussion paper, National Health Reform : discussion paper on the federal government's proposal for a national health and hospitals network for Australia's future.
The NSW government is asking for feedback and discussion on the proposals, especially from professionals working in the health system. Comments provided on this consultation forum will be incorporated into the NSW response to the reforms. There are 4 main discussion areas :Who pays for what? ; How will our hospitals be managed? ; Standards and performance, and Regional and Rural Hospitals. "We need to ensure whatever funding formula the Commonwealth decides on, it looks after our smaller, rural and regional hospitals where activity can be low. This is an important consideration when an ‘activity-based’ funding model is being proposed. Hospitals with higher patient throughput could receive significantly more funding than hospitals with fewer patients."
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