Health services planning
Report
Liquid gold: New Zealand's need for compensated plasma collections
The author of this paper suggests that without more donors, the New Zealand Blood Service warns that the nation will rely more heavily on imported plasma products.
Report
Health is the best investment: shifting from a sickcare system to a healthcare system
This report provides a blueprint for healthcare investment across five pillars: general practice, public hospitals, private health, a health system for all, and a health system for the future. The report outlines several costed, targeted and implementable initiatives that demonstrate why health is the best investment governments can make.
Report
Going the distance: making mental health support work better for regional communities
This project aims to better understand what is different about living in regional areas that leads to poorer mental health and difficulties accessing support, and what further support is needed to improve the lives and wellbeing of people living in those communities.
Journal article
The contributions of scientific realism and critical realism to realist evaluation
Realist evaluation has gained prominence in recent years especially in the evaluation of programs involving human services, social policies and health interventions. In this paper the authors seek to unpack the key tenets scaffolding the practical application of realist evaluation.
Strategy
Draft national care and support economy strategy 2023
The care and support economy—the provision of paid care and support—is one of the fastest growing parts of the Australian economy. This publication sets a roadmap of actions to a sustainable and productive care and support economy that delivers quality care with decent jobs.