"Australia is experiencing increasing rates of chronic and complex conditions, which challenge our current primary health care system and its connection to secondary care. 35% of Australians, over 7 million people, have a chronic condition, and an increasing number have multiple conditions, making care more complex and requiring input from a number of health providers or agencies". This is from the Primary Health Care Advisory Group's report to the government about the improved management of people with complex and chronic diseases, Better outcomes for people with chronic and complex health conditions.
In August 2015 a comprehensive national consultation process was undertaken, with the public, peak organisations and health professionals all contributing to the Advisory Group’s development of options for primary health care reform. The Advisory Group has recommended a Health Care Home model to deal with conditions comprehensively on an ongoing basis.
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