Insurance companies line up for the data honeypot of Medicare
What protection will be offered to the general public from the commercial exploitation of Medicare data when this service is privatised.
Mental Health Changes – Who are the winners and losers?
The proposed changes to the Mental Health care system have been launched to much acclaim from both the media and certain sections of the mental health community. However, the announcement is light on details and demands scrutiny from the media and the general public....
How to become an evidence based therapist
Across healthcare there has been a move toward greater accountability. Funding bodies are no longer interested in funding activity, and are demanding outcomes. The recent review of mental health services by the National Mental Health Commission was explicit in saying...
Internet Therapy: A Hollow Revolution ?
oOne of the major barriers to effective service delivery in Australia is distance. It costs more to connect a telephone wire to a house in Biloela than it does in Brisbane. Unsuprisingly, rural Australians are often at the short end of what governments like to refer...
Better Access to Psychologists – Is it Value for Money ?
I have grown weary of being lectured by politicians and professional health advocates about how expensive the ‘Better Access’ program has become. I am especially sick of the entire discussion being framed in terms of cost. This critique is naïve; as any economist will...