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The services provided by the Health and Ageing portfolio are delivered through 23 portfolio outcomes.
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Population Health | Access to Pharmaceutical Services | Access to Medical Services | Aged Care and Population Ageing | Primary Care | Rural Health | Hearing Services | Indigenous Health | Private Health | Health System Capacity and Quality | Mental Health | Health Workforce Capacity | Acute Care | Health and Medical Research | Biosecurity and Emergency Response | Portfolio Agencies
The Health and Ageing portfolio comprises the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, the Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency Ltd, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, Cancer Australia, Food Standards Australia New Zealand, General Practice Education and Training Ltd, the National Blood Authority, the National Institute of Clinical Studies Ltd, the Private Health Insurance Administration Council, the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman, and the Professional Services Review.
The services provided by the portfolio are delivered through 23 outcomes.
The Department of Health and Ageing pursues the achievement of the following fifteen outcomes. Included with each outcome are links to areas within the Department, or the agencies within the portfolio, which are responsible for achieving each outcome:
Outcome 1 - Population Health
The incidence of preventable mortality, illness and injury in Australians is minimised.- Population Health Division
- Therapeutic Goods Administration group of regulators
- Business Group
Outcome 2 - Access to Pharmaceutical Services
Australians have access to cost-effective medicines.Outcome 3 - Access to Medical Services
Australians have access to cost-effective medical services.Outcome 4 - Aged Care and Population Ageing
Older Australians enjoy independence, good health and wellbeing. High quality, cost-effective care is accessible to frail older people, and their carers are supported.Outcome 5 - Primary Care
Australians have access to high quality, well-integrated and cost-effective primary care.Outcome 6 - Rural Health
Improved health outcomes for Australians living in regional, rural and remote locations.Outcome 7 - Hearing Services
Australians have access through the Hearing Services Program to hearing services and devices.Outcome 8 - Indigenous Health
Improved access by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to effective primary health care and substance use services and population health programs.Outcome 9 - Private Health
A viable private health industry to improve the choice of health services for Australians.Outcome 10 - Health System Capacity and Quality
The capacity and quality of the health care system meet the needs of Australians.- Population Health Division
- Primary and Ambulatory Care Division
- Portfolio Strategies Division
- National Institute of Clinical Studies
Outcome 11 - Mental Health
Improved mental health care for all Australians.Outcome 12 - Health Workforce Capacity
Australians have access to an enhanced health workforce.Outcome 13 - Acute Care
Australians have access to public hospitals, related hospital care and medical services underpinned by appropriate medical indemnity arrangements.Outcome 14 - Health and Medical Research
Australia’s health system benefits from high quality health and medical research conducted at the highest ethical standard, well-developed research capabilities and sound evidence-based advice that informs health policy and practice.- National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
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Outcome 15 - Biosecurity and Emergency Response
Australia’s health system has coordinated arrangements to respond effectively to national health emergencies, including infectious disease outbreaks, terrorism and natural disaster. The following portfolio agencies, which receive direct funding from the Australian Government, work toward achieving their own agency-specific outcomes:Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Outcome 1. Better health and wellbeing for Australians through better health and welfare statistics and information.
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
Outcome 1. The Australian people and the environment are protected from the harmful effects of radiation.
Cancer Australia
Outcome 1. National consistency in cancer prevention and care that is scientifically based.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand
Outcome 1. A safe food supply and well-informed consumers.
National Blood Supply
Outcome 1. Australia’s blood supply is secure and well managed.
Private Health Insurance Administration Council
Outcome 1. The prudential safety of registered private health insurance funds, the best interests of members of those funds, and a competitive level of private health insurance premiums, are efficiently regulated to support a viable industry.
Private Health Insurance Ombudsman
Outcome 1. Consumers and providers have confidence in the administration of private health insurance.
Professional Services Review
Outcome 1. Australians are protected from meeting the cost and associated risks of inappropriate practices of health service providers.
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