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Historical publications

PHERP Review Reports

This page provides links to documents relevant to PHERP reviews and other relevant review reports.

In this section:

Ageing gracefully:an overview of the economic implications of Australia’s ageing population profile. Occasional Papers New Series Number 10

Alerting the community to the link between illicit drugs and mental illness - Developmental research

An analysis of research on preventing falls and falls injury in older people: Community, residential care and hospital settings (2004 update)

An Overview of Health Status, Health Care and Public Health in Australia. Occasional Papers Series Number 5.

Application for Financial Hardship Assistance

Australian secondary students' use of alcohol in 1999. Monograph Series No. 45

Australian secondary students' use of over-the-counter and illicit substances in 1996. Monograph series No. 33

Australian secondary students' use of over-the-counter and illicit substances in 1999. Monograph Series No. 46

Cannabis offences under the cannabis expiation notice scheme in South Australia: Monograph Series No. 35

Clients of treatment service agencies: May 2001 census findings report. Monograph Series No. 47

Compression of Morbidity Workshop Papers. Occasional Papers Series Number 4.

Consumer Measurement Systems and Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Coordinated Care - Evaluation Report of 2nd Round Trials

Costs of psychosis in urban Australia

Counting the cost: estimates of the social costs of drug abuse in Australia in 1998-99: Monograph 49

Disability, homelessness and social relationships among people living with psychosis in Australia

Djirruwang Program

Drug driving among police detainees in three states of Australia: final report. Monograph Series No. 50

Drug harm minimisation education for police in Australia. Monograph Series No. 41

Drug law enforcement: its effect on treatment experience and injection practices. Monograph Series No. 42

Effects of the Cannabis Expiation Notice Scheme on levels and patterns of cannabis use in South Australia: evidence from the National Drug Strategy Household Surveys 1985-1995 Monograph Series No. 37

eHealth Future Directions Briefing Paper

Employment and psychosis

Evaluating treatments for alcohol and other drugs: Monograph 14

Evaluation of the National Donovonosis Eradication Project 2001-2004

Evaluation of the regionalisation of general practice vocational training

Expanding settings for medical specialist training

Falls prevention activities for older people: a national stocktake

Family and Community Services: When is Competition the Answer? Occasional Papers Series Number 2

First Planning Forum of the National Advisory Council for Suicide Prevention (The)

Future Directions for Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment in Australia: Monograph 17

Gambling: is it a health hazard? Occasional Papers New Series Number 2

Health and Medical Research Strategic Review - The Virtuous Cycle - Working together for health and medical research (Wills Report)

Health Expenditure: Its Management and Sources. Occasional Papers: Health Financing Series Volume 3

Health Financing and Population Health. Occasional Papers: Health Financing Series Volume 7

Health Financing in Australia: The Objectives and Players. Health Financing Series Volume 1.

Health policy and inequality. Occasional Papers: New Series Number 5

Health Professional Education and Awareness Raising

Health services in the city and the bush: measures of access and use derived from linked administrative data. Occasional Papers New Series Number 13

Highlights of Government Support for Diabetes 1999

Hospital casemix data and the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Occasional Papers: New Series Number 3

How the Australian media report and portray suicide and mental health and illness: the case studies

Incidence of incontinence as a factor in admission to aged care homes: executive summary.

Infringement versus conviction: the social impact of a minor cannabis offence under a civil penalties system and strict prohibition in two Australian states. Monograph Series No. 36

Insights into the utilisation of health services in Australia based on linked administrative data. Occasional Papers New Series Number 9

International approaches to funding health care. Occasional Papers: Health Financing Series Volume 2

Investment Review of Health and Medical Research

Learning Together: Education and Training Partnerships in Mental Health

Legislative options for cannabis use in Australia: Monograph No. 26

Marijuana in Australia: patterns and attitudes. Monograph Series No. 31

Measuring Remoteness: Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia (ARIA) Revised Edition. Occasional Papers: New Series Number 14

Media Monitoring Project: a baseline description of how the Australian media report and portray suicide and mental health and illness

Media Monitoring Project: a baseline description of how the Australian media report and portray suicide and mental health and illness - executive summary

Medicare Statistics

Mental Health Information Development: National Information Priorities and Strategies under the Second National Mental Health Plan 1998–2003

Models of intervention and care for psychostimulant users. Monograph Series No 32

National Action Plan for Promotion, Prevention and Early Intervention for Mental Health 2000

National Health Policy on Tobacco in Australia & Examples of Strategies for Implementation

National Health Priority Areas Report: Diabetes mellitus 1998

National leadership through performance assessment. Occasional Papers Series Number 1

National Mental Health Information Priorities Workshop: Sydney 26-27 February 2004: Proceedings

National Mental Health Plan: April 1992

National Mental Health Report 2002: Seventh Report. Changes in Australia's Mental Health Services under the First Two Years of the Second National Mental Health Plan 1998-2000

National Mental Health Report 2004: Eighth Report - Summary of changes in Australia's Mental Health Services under the National Mental Health Strategy 1993-2002

National Practice Standards for the Mental Health Workforce Bulletin No. 1

Options for inpatient critical care services at the Mersey Community Hospital final report.

People Living with Psychotic Illness: An Australian Study 1997–98

People living with psychotic illness: An Australian study 1997–98: An overview

Planning Guidelines for National Demonstration Projects in Integrated Mental Health Care

Private Health Insurance. Occasional Paper New Series Number 4

Proceedings of expert workshop on the induction and stabilisation of patients onto methadone. Monograph Series No. 39

Projected costs of fall related injury to older persons due to demographic change in Australia: report to the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing. Canberra: New Directions in Health and Safety.

Public and Private - In Partnership for Ausralia's Health. Occasional Papers: Health Financing Series Volume 4

Public and Private Partnerships in Mental Health Project (The): Final Evaluation Report

Public perceptions of health and psychological consequences of cannabis use: Monograph 29

Reforming the Australian health care system: the role of government. Occasional Papers: New Series Number 1

Research and consultation among young people on mental health issues: Final report

Response to the Final Evaluation Report of the Public and Private Partnerships in Mental Health Project

Returns on Investment in Public Health: An epidemiological and economic analysis

Review of diagnostic screeningi instruments for alcohol and other drug use and other psychiatric disorders, 2nd Edition: Monograph Series No. 48

Review of the Impact of Part IV of the Trade Practices Act 1974 on the Recruitment and Retention of Medical Practitioners in Rural and Regional Australia

Second National Mental Health Plan

Some characteristics of hospital admissions and discharges: older Australians. Occasional Papers: New Series Number 8

Stigma and discrimination

Still Inspiring

Technology, Health and Health Care. Occasional Papers: Health Financing Series Volume 5

The Ageing Australian Population and Future Health Costs: 1996-2051. Occasional Papers: New Series Number 7

The Australian medical workforce. Occasional Papers New Series Number 12

The Development and implementation of the "Plan a safe Strategy" drink driving program: Monograph 13

The Effectiveness of Treatment for Drug and Alcohol Problems an Overview: Monograph 11

The National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Framework for action by Governments 2003

The Quality of Australian Healthcare: Current Issues and Future Directions. Occasional Papers: Health Financing Series Volume 6

The role of police in the diversion of minor alcohol and drug related offenders. Monograph Series No. 40

The social costs of drug abuse in Australia 1988 and 1992: Monograph 30

The social impacts of the Cannabis Expiation Notice (CEN) Scheme in South Australia. Monograph Series No. 34

The use of hospitals by older people: a casemix analysis. Occasional Papers New Series Number 11

Trends in hospital activity: Australia 1991–92 to 2000–01. Occasional Papers: New Series No.15

Use of psychopharmacological and other treatments by persons with psychosis (The)

Medicare Statistics - September Quarter 2007

Medicare Statistics - June Quarter 2007

Medicare Statistics - March Quarter 2007

Medicare Statistics - December Quarter 2006

Medicare Statistics - September Quarter 2006

Medicare Statistics - June Quarter 2006

Medicare Statistics - March Quarter 2006

Medicare Statistics - December Quarter 2005

Regulatory Plan 2005-06

Medicare Statistics - June Quarter 2005

Regulatory Plan 2004-05

Medicare Statistics - March Quarter 2005

Regulatory Plan 2003-04

Australian National Diabetes Information Audit & Benchmarking (ANDIAB) 2002

Previous PHERP Reviews

The Public Health Education and Research Program Review Report 2005 - Strengthening Workforce Capacity for Population Health (PDF 1093 KB). The recommendations of this report are being implemented in the current phase, PHERP Phase 4 (2006-2010).
PHERP Phase 2 Review 1999 (PDF 371 KB). Implemented in PHERP Phase 3 (2001-2005)
PHERP Phase 1 Review 1992 (PDF 1245 KB). Implemented in PHERP Phase 2 (1996-2004)

Other review reports relevant to the national health workforce development

National Strategic Health Workforce Framework 2004 (PDF 240 KB), Australian Health Ministers’ Conference
Review Report "Australia's Biocentennial Health Initiative" 1986 (PDF 1143 KB), which led to the establishment of PHERP in 1987, later called PHERP Phase 1 (1987-1995)

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