Objective The objectives of this study are to evaluate the development and implementation
of Medicare Locals as new primary care organisations and consider the implications of …

The need for reform of primary care is driven by health system inequity, inefficiency, sub-
optimal quality of care and outcomes. In Australia, there has been no systematic analysis of …

Objective: To review innovative models of primary care in different countries in order to
identify potential mechanisms for reforming primary care policy in Australia. Methods: We …

Mays, N; Cumming, J;(2004) Implementing New Zealand's primary health care strategy. In:
Wilson, R; Shortt, SED; Dorland, J,(eds.) Implementing primary care reform: barriers and …

In the past few years, Australian primary health care (PHC) has experienced a major system
restructuring that has created tensions in relation to efficiency, effectiveness and equity …

Background Under a health reform after two decades, Primary Health Organisations (PHOs)
in Australia were changed from Divisions of General Practice (DGP) to Medicare Locals …

Have relevant methodological expertise but not commonly engaged in real-world
evaluation, although now partly incentivised by Research Excellence Framework …

Objectives: To examine the partnerships in population health planning between Medicare
Locals (MLs) and Local Health Networks (LHNs) in South Australia, and the factors that …

Background Primary care reform has been on the political agenda in Canada and many
industrialized countries for several decades; it is widely seen as the foundation for broader …

Considerable interest in reform for primary health care and health more generally has
emerged recently. There are concerns that primary and community services are fragmented …