Challenges Facing Australia's Health Services
Health care and medicine are big business in Australia, accounting for 9% of the gross domestic product. Reflecting how well we care for ourselves and others, they are also a measure of social cohesion. Yet demands outweigh resources, and new styles of managing health and medical care are being sought.
'Healthy Medicine' provides a critical analysis of the Australian health care system and compares different approaches to health care taken in Canada, New Zealand, the US and the UK. Leeder explores what health and medical research might contribute to our future, and suggests radical changes to medical education. Finally, he issues a challenge to develop a truly national health policy for Australia.
This book is essential reading for health care professionals and students, and for anyone interested in the future of health care in Australia.
