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| NSW Review of Community Health |
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Updated: 2 December 2008 NCOSS has completed its submission to the NSW Community Health Review. The NCOSS submission presents evidence from a number of non-government organisations (NGOs) gathered through a variety of consultation mechanisms undertaken by NCOSS in relation to the review. The submission provides a broad, thematic analysis of the information collected, pointing to some of the structural factors and issues raised throughout NCOSS consultations. One such overarching issue was the need for there to be a significant enhancement to the functions of community health, both NSW Health-operated or those provided by NGOs. There was a strong sentiment that funding for community health was vulnerable within an over-extended health budget, with a trend over time towards disinvestment in non-hospital programs. NCOSS does not see that anything further can be cut out of community health, and in fact has highlighted a number of gaps and recommendations for enhancements to community health. It is our view that a significant investment in community and other primary health services would improve the overall function of the health system, in particular the increasing demand on hospitals and emergency care. NCOSS believes that both the final report of the Garling Special Commission of Inquiry and the new national Healthcare Specific Purpose Payment, along with the National Partnership Payments, provide an exceptional opportunity to begin to reframe the NSW health system. The review is timed for completion in May 2009. NCOSS will continue to make information available on any reports and outcomes of the review through our website. In addition there is also a website for the review which contains a range of useful information, including other submissions the consultants received: http://www.nswchr.net Terms of ReferenceThe review has 11 terms of reference, grouped under three core themes:
Further information on the Review can be obtained from:
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