Understanding the Australian Health Care System
Download or Read eBook Understanding the Australian Health Care System PDF written by Helen Keleher and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2008-10-30 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Helen Keleher |
| Publisher | : Elsevier Health Sciences |
| Total Pages | : 369 |
| Release | : 2008-10-30 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780729578615 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0729578615 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Understanding the Australian Health Care System by : Helen Keleher
Book excerpt: The text provides an overview of the Australian Health Care System at a level suitable for 1st year undergraduate students. It describes the 'architecture' of the system and its key components (public hospital sector, private hospital and health insurance, GPs and primary care, community health, public health), some of the things that shape the system and introduces key concepts that underpin it such as the idea of the welfare state or a universal health system.
