This paper discusses the allied health governance, data collection, and funding barriers to accessing or providing high-quality restorative and wellbeing care in Australian residential aged care (RAC). The most significant of these barriers is that provision of restorative and wellbeing services in RAC facilities is not guaranteed by minimum standards outlined in the Quality-of-Care Principles.

The sustainability of healthcare systems around the world are under threat - with the way care is designed and delivered in need of reform. This paper compares the Welsh and Australian experience of exploring and implementing value-based health care.

This paper identifies barriers and facilitators to research participation and engagement specifically experienced by older persons and their carers. It also examines approaches to optimise the participation of older persons and carers in participatory health research, with considerations for specific population groups.

In this briefing paper, the authors call for the acknowledgement of the disabling nature of Long COVID at a federal policy level, and for better design of the provision of care and support services.

Early detection of bowel and breast cancer greatly increase survival rates. However, participation rates in Australia’s national bowel and breast cancer screening programs are low. In addition, Australia’s screening programs are population-based and mostly do not target patients considered to be at higher risk.