Regulatory strategies for improving health sector performance

This theme applied concepts from the ‘responsive regulation’ model in examining ways to govern the performance of health care. The project produced a better understanding of the regulatory strategies likely to improve the safety and quality of health care and thus save lives and improve the health of Australians…more

Governing health care professionals

Governance of the health professions is moving away from sole reliance on self-regulation by associations of professionals. This project examines the emergence of new regulatory bodies and the debates surrounding the licensing, development and discipline of health care professionals…more

Researching complaints by patients about health services

Complaints made by patients about the services they received from individual professionals and from service organisations open a window from a consumer point of view on the quality of care…more

International comparisons of health care systems

The pace of health sector reforms has quickened throughout the world over the last decade and governments are looking for better evidence on which to base reforms. They are also looking for comparative information on what has worked or not worked in other countries and why…more