Primary health care
Strategy
Future focused primary health care: Australia’s primary health care 10 year plan 2022-2032
This plan was developed as a high-level response to the recommendations of the Primary Health Reform Steering Group, and an extensive series of consultations. The plan aims to support primary health care providers to embrace continuing advances in technology - in telehealth and virtual care, digital health and in other health care technologies.
Report
Overview of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health status 2021
This publication aims to provide a comprehensive outline of the most recent indicators of the health and current health status of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Briefing paper
Access to and delivery of general practice services: a study of patients at practices using digital and online tools
This briefing examined data from 146 GP practices in England using the askmyGP online consultation system between 1 March 2019 and 30 September 2021. The analysis shows that patients often choose remote over face-to-face consultations and that GP practices can mitigate the risk of digital exclusion via a blended approach.
Report
Coordination of health care: patient and primary care factors associated with potentially preventable hospitalisations for chronic conditions
This study investigates the relationship between aspects of a patient’s health and primary care experiences and their likelihood of also having a potentially preventable hospitalisation (PPH) for a chronic condition during the survey period.
Report
The voice of Australian health consumers
This survey report outlines what Australian consumers think about their health system’s performance before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.