attending isolated and remote health services) will be of a non-English speaking background. ABORIGINAL HEALTH Before continuing we wish to clarify that although the issues raised in this chapter are…
IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM The ageing of the population and advances in medical technology have combined to create a problem in making some decisions about medical treatment. In particular, the issues…
Whether we are concerned with individuals or social systems, trust is fundamentally about expectations about the future when we cannot know the outcome or consequences of a decision to act…
THE PROBLEM It is unusual for a government with a majority in both houses of the Federal Parliament to have legislation temporarily abandoned after consideration by a standing committee of…
community. Policy responses to be discussed include the Productivity Commission report and the subsequent Council of Australian Government (COAG) responses. Powerful health professional groups perceived several of the key recommendations…
THE POLICY CONTEXT In September 2001, the Department of Human Services (DHS) in the state of Victoria released the municipal public health planning (MPHP) policy framework, known as Environments for…
literally be a matter of life and death and is often an essential influence on quality of life, it is charged with strong emotions and is concerned with fundamental societal…
on Medicare and the money needed to provide illness services. Similarly, in the UK, health is synonymous with the National Health Service (NHS). The majority of the population thinks of…
Key learning topics Definition of blood gas parameters Principles of oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange in the lungs, and blood transport of these gases around the body Defining pH, acid,…
Key learning topics Maintaining normal sodium and water balance Maintaining normal potassium balance Poor blood sampling/transport can affect plasma potassium Causes and effects of raised plasma/serum sodium Causes and effects…
