This report finds that expenditure on health in Australia was estimated to be $140.2 billion in 2011-12, up from $82.9 billion in 2001-02. Summary This report provides estimates of health expenditure in Australia between 2001-02 and 2011-12. Expenditure was estimated to be $140.2 billion in 2011-12, up in real terms (after adjustment for inflation) from...

This report outlines the workforce characteristics of 11 allied health practitioners for 2011 and 2012. Summary Registered allied health practitioners This report presents information on the allied health workforce, based on estimates derived from the National Health Workforce Data Set: allied health practitioners 2012. Data for 2011 are presented in Appendix A. This is the...

This working paper provides an overview of the work that the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare completed to help develop reportable measures to protect Australia's children.

This paper provides the technical specifications for the 31 key national indicators under the 2012-15 action plan of the National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children 2009-2020 (the 'National Framework'). These specifications will guide the reporting of these indicators in the National Framework annual report to the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) from the 2012-13 edition...

This book recounts some experiences of young Australians with catastrophic brain injuries, their families and the medical system which they encountered. Whilst most of the events described occurred two to three decades ago they raise questions relevant to contemporary medical practice.