Access to primary health care report

Measuring what matters: Do Australians have good access to primary health care? This study from the Australia Institute shows that the majority of Australians would be willing to see a nurse practitioner for a wide range of services now commonly provided by doctors. It presents the first data collected for the Measuring what Matters indicators; access to primary health care. The paper begins by presenting new data on why people say they wish to see a doctor and then reports the degree of difficulty that Australians experience as to their ability to make appointments with doctors at a time that is appropriate. The paper concludes with new data suggesting that the majority of Australians would be willing to see a nurse practitioner for a wide range of services now commonly provided by doctors.