Primary health care
Report
Radiotherapy in Australia 2015–16
This report publishes data on 60,600 courses of radiotherapy that were delivered in Australia in 2015–16.
Policy report
System level (organisational) predictors associated with better syphilis testing in primary health care settings for Aboriginal populations: new evidence for managers and policy makers
Written for service managers and policy makers, this report presents findings from quantitative analyses to investigate organizational factors associated with better performance at clinic level of syphilis testing.
Journal article
Improving preventive health care in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary care settings
Preventable chronic disease is the largest contributor to the health differential between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, but recommended best-practice preventive care is not consistently provided to Indigenous Australians.
Discussion paper
Time for a progressive Medicare levy
This report models the impact of an increased Medicare levy in comparison to a progressive Medicare levy, more like income tax, on the spread of Australian income earners.
Report
Burden of cancer in Australia: Australian Burden of Disease Study 2011
This report explores in further detail the burden of cancer in Australia, including cancer burden in Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people, and by remoteness and socioeconomic group.