Publications

This document has been developed to assist staff and management working in both the residential and community aged care setting to make informed decisions in relation to the use or non use of restraint, in responding to behaviours of concern.

• Ageing
• Injury prevention

A person-centred approach is a restraint free approach – a way of thinking that preserves the human rights of any person. All residents are entitled to respect and protection of their basic rights and freedoms, regardless of where they live. This entitlement includes all persons bearing a corresponding obligation to respect and protect the rights and freedoms of others.

A restraint-free environment means no words, devices or actions will interfere with a person’s ability to make a decision or restrict their free movement.

• Health personnel

Produced by the HCOASC in 2006, the aim of the Delirium Care Pathways project was to build on the HCOASC Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Delirium in Older People, by developing pathways for patients/clients, carers and practitioners across care settings: (i) community; (ii) acute; and (iii) residential aged care facilities.

• Aged care services

This report explores possible models for delivery of high quality services to those with recurrent or persistent psychotic disorders.

• Mental health

Information booklet about cancer and what the government is doing about it.

• Cancer
• Chronic disease
• Health care systems
• Oncology

• Medicare

The DASR provides unique and valuable information that OATSIH and the sector can use in formulating policy, in planning and to profile the work of stand-alone Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander substance use services.

This report investigates the feasibility of linking clinical prompts to scores on the National Outcomes and Casemix Collection (NOCC) routine outcome measures.

• Casemix
• Mental health

Outlines why the Government is developing a National Women's Health Policy, what the Government wants the policy to achieve, and gives an overview of health issues affecting women.

• Women's health

Report to support the project for the evaluation of the impact of accreditation on the delivery of quality of care and quality of life to residents in Australian Government subsidised residential aged care homes

• Aged care services
• Ageing

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The DASR provides unique and valuable information that OATSIH and the sector can use in formulating policy, in planning and to profile the work of stand-alone Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander substance use services.

Report to support the project for the evaluation of the impact of accreditation on the delivery of quality of care and quality of life to residents in Australian Government subsidised residential aged care homes

• Aged care services
• Ageing

The DASR provides unique and valuable information that OATSIH and the sector can use in formulating policy, in planning and to profile the work of stand-alone Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander substance use services.

An external evaluation of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Bachelor of Health Science (Mental Health) Djirruwang Program.

The DASR provides unique and valuable information that OATSIH and the sector can use in formulating policy, in planning and to profile the work of stand-alone Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander substance use services

The DASR provides unique and valuable information that OATSIH and the sector can use in formulating policy, in planning and to profile the work of stand-alone Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander substance use services.

The primary purpose of the Annual Report is to provide Members of Parliament and Senators with a detailed description of the Department's activities during 2002-03 against the performance targets presented in the 2002-03 Portfolio Budget Statements and the 2002-03 Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements, for the Health and Ageing Portfolio.

• Annual reports

The Caring Experience is a book that provides carers of people with dementia with information, advice and support. The carer information, stories and ideas in this book come directly from carers and service providers throughout Australia.

• Carers
• Mental health

The primary purpose of the Annual Report is to provide Members of Parliament and Senators with a detailed description of the Department's activities during 2001-02 against the performance targets presented in the 2001-02 Portfolio Budget Statements and the 2001-02 Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements, for the Health and Ageing Portfolio.

• Annual reports

This bulletin considers the functioning, housing and social relationships of people living with psychosis in Australia.

• Mental health

This document reports on the extent of drug use among traffic detainees, the characteristics of these detainees, potential legislative approaches to drug driving, and options for monitoring and research.

• Drugs and substance abuse
• Illegal drugs

The main findings of the Australian diabetes, obesity and lifestyle study.

• Diabetes
• Chronic disease

The primary purpose of the Annual Report is to provide Members of Parliament and Senators with a detailed description of the Department's activities during 2000-01 against the performance targets presented in the 2000-01 Portfolio Budget Statements and the 2000-01 Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements, for the Health and Aged Care Portfolio.

• Annual reports

This research assessed whether street-level drug law enforcement encourages heroin users into methadone treatment and the extent to which it promotes unsafe injection practices.

• Drugs and substance abuse
• Illegal drugs

This report outlines a national strategic approach to education and training programs for police to promote best practice in the reduction of alcohol and other drug related harm.

• Drugs and substance abuse
• Illegal drugs

The primary purpose of the Annual Report is to provide Members of Parliament and Senators with a detailed description of the Department's activities during 1999-2000 against the performance targets presented in the 1999-2000 Portfolio Budget Statements and the 1999-2000 Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements, for the Health and Aged Care Portfolio.

• Annual reports

This paper is a discussion document provided for comment and consultation. The development of a fourth National HIV/AIDS Strategy will involve extensive consultation, which will take place around Australia during the second quarter of 1999.

• Communicable diseases
• HIV & AIDS

The primary purpose of the Annual Report is to provide Members of Parliament and Senators with a detailed description of the Department's activities during 1998-99 against the performance targets presented in the 1998-99 Portfolio Budget Statements and the 1998-99 Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements, for the Health and Aged Care Portfolio.

• Annual reports

This booklet summarises the findings of the Mental Health Classification and Service Costs Project, a study conducted under the National Mental Health Strategy. The aim of the project was to develop the first version of a national casemix classification for specialist mental health services.

• Casemix
• Mental health

This report presents the findings of the Mental Health Classification and Service Costs Project, aimed at developing the first version of a national casemix classification.

• Casemix
• Mental health

This document includes the resource materials used to prepare the "Developing a casemix classification for mental health services: volume 1 main report".

• Casemix
• Mental health

The primary purpose of the Annual Report is to provide Members of Parliament and Senators with a detailed description of the Department's activities during 1997-98 against the performance targets presented in the 1997-98, Portfolio Budget Statements and the 1997-98, Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements, for the Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services. In 1997-98 the Department was called Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services.

• Annual reports

This monograph documents the first phase of a project to design and evaluate a drink driving education intervention, Plan A Safe Strategy (PASS), for high school students.

• Alcohol
• Youth health