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Royal Australasian College of Physicians: Selection into Training Policy

Published: 2015 National

HCCA provided input into the RACP Selection in Training Policy – Stakeholder Consultation.

Council of Australian Government: Review of Medical Intern Training

Published: 2015 National

HCCA provided input into the on Review of Medical Intern Training, covering length of internship, supervision, quality and safety and specialisation of the workforce.

Commonwealth Department of Health: Electronic Health Records and Healthcare Identifiers Legislation Discussion Paper

Published: 2015 National

HCCA provided a response to the Electronic Health Records and Healthcare Identifiers Legislation Discussion Paper 2015

Commonwealth Department of Health: After-Hours Primary Health Care Review

Published: 2014 National

HCCA welcomes the opportunity to provide input into the Review into After Hours Primary Health Care Services. Our response is informed by consumer consultation for two recent bodies of work: our response to the Senate Inquiry into Out-of-Pocket Costs and a recent project with ACT Medicare Local, completing a comprehensive…

Australian Senate: Select Committee on Health

Published: 2014 National

HCCA is very pleased that the Senate Select Committee on Health has been established. Health, or being in good health is important to everyone and influences how we feel, function and participate in the community. The concepts of ‘health’ and ‘ill health’ must be understood as complex. As well as…

Primary Health Care Advisory Group Discussion Paper

Published: 2015 National

Health, and being in good health, is important to everyone and influences how we feel, function and participate in the community. As well as an individual’s experience or understanding of their health, social determinants of health and cultural contexts of health and health care need to be taken into account.

Draft National Maternity Framework

Published: 2017 National

Overall, HCCA consumers felt that the Draft National Framework for Maternity Services appears to be strong in its vision, values and principles, and recognises the importance of equitable access to woman-centred, culturally safe, evidence-based care. The framework approach gives a more flexible model for service delivery planning than a more…

Review: Urgent After-Hours Primary Care Services Funded through the MBS

Published: 2017 National

HCCA would like to emphasise that consumers do not choose and attribute the Medicare item number to a service. However, consumers’ needs and preferences should be considered in making any changes to the system. Without sufficiently understanding consumer need for health care after-hours, it is difficult to say whether restricting…

Senate Inquiry into Chronic Disease

Published: 2015 National

HCCA made this submission to the Senate's Standing Committee on Health on Chronic Disease Prevention and Management in Primary Health Care. HCCA sees an enhanced focus on primary health care within the community as cost effective and a way to reduce spending in tertiary care. Primary health care, health promotion…

Financial & Tax Practices of For-Profit Aged Care Providers

Published: 2018 National

As a result of takeover activity during the past decade, a small number of major private providers are now responsible for the accommodation of tens of thousands of aged care residents, and the stewardship of billions of dollars of refundable accommodation payments.

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