Page 4948 - Week 15 - Thursday, 8 December 1994
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AND WHILE THIS HERALDS A NEW BEGINNING FOR THE A.C.T. PUBLIC HOSPITAL SYSTEM, IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION THAT COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH (OR PRIMARY CARE) SERVICES MAKE TO THE HEALTH OF CANBERRANS.
THESE SERVICES PROVIDE MUCH OF THE ILLNESS PREVENTION ACTIVITY IN OUR COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS THE POST-HOSPTIAL REHABILITATION AND FOLLOW-UP CARE OF PATIENTS. THE CLINICAL SCHOOLS CHAIR OF GENERAL PRACTICE AT CALVARY HOSPITAL WILL ALSO PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN GENERAL PRACTICE SERVICES.
MADAM SPEAKER, COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH CARE NOT ONLY ENCOMPASSES GOVERNMENT SERVICES SUCH AS HEALTH CENTRES, SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICES, COMMUNITY NURSING, AND PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, BUT ALSO PRIVATE HEALTH PRACTITIONERS, SUCH AS GENERAL PRACTITIONERS AND PHARMACISTS. VOLUNTARY WORKERS, FOR EXAMPLE CARERS OF PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY OR CHRONIC CONDITION, ARE ALSO AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR HEALTH SYSTEM, AS ARE WORKERS IN THE NON-TRADITIONAL HEALTH SETTINGS, SUCH AS SCHOOLS, WORKPLACES, AND THE FOOD INDUSTRY.
TOGETHER THEY ALL PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN OUR HEALTH SYSTEM. BY WORKING TOGETHER IN AN INTEGRATED AND COOPERATIVE MANNER, MUCH CAN BE ACHIEVED TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF HEALTH PROMOTION AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROVIDED IN THE A.C.T.
THE HEALTH GOALS AND TARGETS REPORT FOCUSES ON:
IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES RATHER THAN THROUGHPUTS; ACHIEVING MORE EQUITABLE OUTCOMES BY ADDRESSING SOME OF THE UNDERLYING DETERMINANTS OF ILL HEALTH;
• PROVIDING A MEANS WHEREBY SECTORS OTHER THAN HEALTH CAN BE INVOLVED IN HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING; AND
• FACILITATING THE MONITORING AND REVIEWING OF THE PROGRESS MADE TOWARDS IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES.
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