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Understanding the Housing and Support Experience of People With Complex Disability in Australia: A Qualitative Analysis of Submissions to the Disability Royal Commission

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2019, the Australian government established the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (‘Disability Royal Commission’, DRC) to investigate widespread mistreatment of people with disability. Nearly 10,000 people with disability, their families and supporters engaged with the DRC.
Kate D'Cruz, Fiona Carey, Libby Witts, Jessie Spence, Peter Mulherin, Megan Topping, Di Winkler, Jacinta Douglas   +7 more
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Waiting Times and Waiting Lists: A Model of the Market for Elective Surgery [PDF]

We present a simple dynamic model of the demand and supply for elective surgery in the NHS and test it using a panel of quartely data for 123 English health authorities from the second quarter of 1987 to the first quarter of 1993.
Ana Xavier, Hugh Gravelle, Peter C. Smith   +2 more
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PROJECTING THE IMPACT OF DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE ON THE DEMAND FOR AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE IN IRELAND. RESEARCH SERIES NUMBER 13 OCTOBER 2009 [PDF]

, 2009
Primary care is often the first point of contact with the health care system for people requiring care. Primary care is often thought synonymous with general practitioners, but actually encompasses a large range of different professionals and services ...
Aoife, Brick, Barry, Michael, Bennett , Kathleen, Layte, Richard, Morgenroth, Edgar, Normand, Charles, O'Reilly, Jacqueline, Thomas, Stephen, Tilson, Lesley, Wiley, Miriam, Wren, Maev-Ann   +10 more
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The Legislation for Providing Animal Access in Australian Residential Aged Care: It's Not a Zoo

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Providing meaningful animal contact to residential aged care facility (RACF) residents is problematic due to a lack of animal policies and National Guidelines. This paper examines how Australian Legislation could influence access to animal contact in RACFs and aims to answer the question, ‘Could current Legislation facilitate the development ...
Wendy Newton, Tania Signal, Jenni A. Judd   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

BMA proposes strategy to reformulate waiting lists

, 1999
Janet Fricker
openalex   +2 more sources

How Do I Answer This? A Queer Critique of Australian Census Forms and the Reification of Cisheteronormative Families

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper presents a critical examination of Australia's 2021 household, individual and interviewer census forms. Using a form‐led analysis, this research scrutinises the underlying cisheteronormative logic that implicitly shapes the Census process, from data collection to distribution of findings.
Xavier Mills, Sal Clark
wiley   +1 more source

Staff may be disciplined over “fiddling” waiting lists

, 2004
Roger Dobson
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Understanding Inequality Within a Personalised System of Disability Support: Australian Children With Disabilities' Unmet Support Needs

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Disability support has shifted towards models of personalised care, which critics argue may contribute to increased inequalities. There is limited systematic evidence investigating inequalities in support among children with disabilities. To investigate inequalities in support, a survey of parents of children with disabilities aged 2–17 was ...
Martin O'Flaherty, Jessica Hill, Jennifer Smith‐Merry   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patient experience and preference while waiting for elective cardiac surgery: a mixed-methods cross-sectional survey across four major National Health Service hospitals in London

BMJ Open
Objectives Waiting for cardiac surgery is a stressful life event for most patients. Exploring what people experience while waiting and understanding their preferences and views on how waiting time could be improved will help to inform new strategies for ...
Mario Petrou, Rashmi Kumar, Kia-Chong Chua, Hema Chaplin, Habib Khan, Kamran Baig, Joanna Burridge, DAVID HARDY, Sunil Bhudia, Manuela Russo, Katie Louise Richards, Vassilios S Avlonitis, Alia Noorani   +12 more
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How often should you have dental visits? [PDF]

Dental diseases are a costly public health issue that disproportionately affect disadvantaged people.1,2 However in Australia, access to oral health care services is determined largely by the ability to pay.
Anne-Marie Boxall, Mark Gussy, Stacey Bracksley   +2 more
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