Table 1 Outcomes of Australian Health Ministers' Conferences 2004–2005 in relation to structural reform
From: (Re)form with Substance? Restructuring and governance in the Australian health system 2004/05
Agreement / Outcome | Press release date |
|---|---|
Agreement to take "immediate action to progress reform of the Australian health care system in the areas of after hours GP services; aged care; chronic disease and cancer services; medical workforce planning; and, renal disease services" [10] | 28 November 2003 |
Establishment of a national nursing taskforce to drive major nursing education and workforce reforms [11] | 28 November 2003 |
Release of Australia's first national health workforce strategic framework [12] | 23 April 2004 |
Agreement to take further steps "to progress reform of the Australian health care system in the areas of after hours GP services; aged care; chronic disease and cancer services; medical workforce planning; and, renal disease services" [13] | 23 April 2004 |
Agreement on a nationally consistent approach to medical registration [14] | 23 April 2004 |
Agreement on the first National Health Workforce Action Plan [15] | 29 July 2004 |
Agreement to continue the Health Reform Agenda and the future priorities for reform [16] | 29 July 2004 |
Agreement to establish a Review of the Future Governance Arrangements for Safety and Quality in Health Care [17] | 29 July 2004 |
Agreement to establish a new national entity to drive critical e-health initiatives – NEHTA [18] | 28 January 2005 |
Endorse development of a National Framework for Action on Dementia [19] | 28 January 2005 |