This psychiatry report is the first to be produced under the capacity and distribution work. It involves updating the supply and demand projections previously completed by the former Health Workforce Australia (HWA) and published in Health Workforce 2025-Medical Specialists Volume 3 (HW 2025 Vol 3).

The need for action is critical when considering almost four million people in Australia will experience a mental illness in any one year. Mental illness is the third largest cause of disease burden in Australia after cancer and cardiovascular disease and the largest single cause of non-fatal burden, and results in significant health, social and...

Provides the legislative framework for the regulatory, funding and quality foundation of Australia’s aged care system. Introduction The Australian Government funds and regulates the provision of residential care, home care, home support and flexible care to those approved to receive it, and provides capital grants to assist in the establishment of new services and the...

The MBS Review Taskforce released two consultation papers on 27 September 2015, one for a broad audience and another more detailed version which is more directed at organisations and people with expert knowledge of the MBS. These papers are intended to encourage discussion and input from stakeholders on the MBS review process and the MBS...

Based on a survey conducted in the homes of over 6,300 families with children and/or adolescents, this report presents a comprehensive picture of the mental health of young Australians. It documents the prevalence and type of mental health problems, the impact of those problems on families and young people themselves and the role of health...