This paper describes key features of hospital redesign processes in Australia by analysing Victorian, NSW and other models. It discusses frameworks and drivers of large scale change in health systems including challenges and barriers to success. The use of systems thinking and institutional entrepreneurship to support achieving change is described. Insights are provided to enable...

A number of policy initiatives aimed at reform of primary health care financing are currently either being debated nationally, or trialled in different jurisdictions. Commonwealth Government austerity and an interest from a wide range of stakeholders to mobilise capital from different parts of the economy have provided an incentive to explore new finance policy options...

In Australia, deaths as a result of dementia have now taken over cerebrovascular disease as the second leading cause of death. At present, over a quarter million Australians suffer from dementia and projected estimates indicate that the figure can reach a high of nearly one million by 2050. Diet and physical activity have been shown...

The Primary Health Network (PHN) program has the potential to make a significant positive difference in health outcomes for all Australians. PHN Discussion Paper #1 - Primary Health Network Critical Success Factors reflects on the lessons learnt from previous organised primary health care models in Australia, considers the factors that are essential for PHNs to...

PHN Discussion Paper #2 – Mental Health notes a key role for Primary Health Networks in realising effective and lasting improvement in mental health outcomes, through adopting a person-centred approach in service design and enabling integration across service providers in local health systems. The 2014 National Mental Health Commission report noted that “ They (PHNs)...