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Deeble Institute for Health Policy Research

Briefing paper

Ensuring the quality of palliative care in Australia’s prisons


Australia’s prison population is growing and ageing, which is placing an increasing burden on the provision of healthcare in prison. This paper highlights the significant gap in national data about all elements of palliative care need and provision in prisons, and describes how data collection could be improved.
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Quality of life tools to support measurement of aged care quality


This paper argues that it is essential that Australia establish a set of long-term and comprehensive indicators of quality in aged care provision. These must not only be both realistic and attainable - they must meet public expectations for high quality, caring, person-centred aged care.
Briefing paper

Transforming the genomics workforce to sustain high value care


Genomics, where all a person’s genes are examined, as well as the interactions of those genes with each other, is proving a powerful tool for medicine. This report explores some of the challenges currently facing this rapidly evolving sector.
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Reducing diagnostic errors related to medical imaging


This paper outlines several recommendations to improve the use of diagnostic imaging within the diagnostic process.
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Towards a sustainable funding model for telehealth in Australia


Drawing on government and non-government research, this briefing paper identifies and investigates potential barriers to cost-effectiveness, efficiency and equity in existing telehealth policies.

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