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A Healthier Future for All Australians: National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission - Final Report June 2009

This report identifies actions that can be taken by governments to reform the health system under three reform goals: tackling major access and equity issues that affect health outcomes for people now; redesigning our health system so that it is better positioned to respond to emerging challenges; and creating an agile and self-improving health system for long-term sustainability.

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The same report in smaller sections:

Executive Summary (PDF 1225 KB)
Recommendations (PDF 1074 KB)
Introduction (PDF 1027 KB)
Chapter 1: A time for action (PDF 1486 KB)
Chapter 2: Our vision for long-term health reform (PDF 1039 KB)
Chapter 3: Tackling major access and equity issues that affect health outcomes for people now (PDF 1081 KB)
Chapter 4: Redesigning our health system to respond to emerging challenges (PDF 1124 KB)
Chapter 5: Creating an agile and self-improving health system (PDF 1117 KB)
Chapter 6: Reforming governance (PDF 1102 KB)
Chapter 7: Implementing a national plan for health reform (PDF 1523 KB)
Appendix A: Terms of reference (PDF 24 KB)
Appendix B: About the Commissioners (PDF 143 KB)
Appendix C: Acknowledgements (PDF 30 KB)
Appendix D: Discussion papers (PDF 42 KB)
Appendix E: Submissions in response to the Interim Report (PDF 48 KB)
Appendix F: Design and governance principles (PDF 46 KB)
Appendix G: Implementing reforms (PDF 189 KB)
Appendix H: Investing in reform (PDF 153 KB)
Glossary & Acronyms (PDF 3290 KB)

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