Australia’s health system is a major contributor to national greenhouse gas emissions. One way to address this is to consider the environmental impacts of healthcare in health technology assessments (HTA) and decision-making processes. This issues brief provides insights on how integrating environmental impacts into HTAs can contribute to a more environmentally sustainable healthcare system.

Implementing an alliance governance framework in health care defines how partners collaborate, communicate, co-commission and co-ordinate mutually agreed goals and outputs. Principles which enable this include trust and commitment among the partners, flexibility and valuing each partner’s organisational reality. This evidence brief reports on the successful implementation of this approach in primary health care in...

A multifaceted and cross-disciplinary approach is essential for effective falls prevention. Optometrists play a pivotal role by ensuring proper spectacle corrections and identifying vision issues that can be addressed through surgery, such as cataracts. However, considerable work is needed to normalize falls prevention as part of optometric practice and increase awareness among other health professionals...

The burden of oral disease among rural and remote Australians is compelling, and yet, achieving timely access to appropriate oral health care in these areas remains elusive. This brief synthesises evidence regarding the extent of access challenges, and the possible factors impacting on access. It shows that maldistribution of public dental services, long-standing shortage of...

The authors of this paper assert that the publication of hospital-acquired complications (HAC) data for consumers provides valuable information to inform patient choice, particularly around the selection of care providers and potential treatment options. To improve patient access to and understanding of HAC information, the authors argue that consumers must be involved in the co-design...