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xviii, 51 pages ; 25 cm |
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Parliamentary paper / the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, 0727-4181 ; no. 125 of 1998 |
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Performance audit / Australian National Audit Office |
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The Auditor-General audit report, 1036-7632 ; no. 45, 97-98 |
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Australian National Audit Office.
Performance audit
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Audit report (Australian National Audit Office) ; 1997-98, no. 45
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Parliamentary paper (Australia. Parliament) ; 1998, no. 125
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| Contents |
Part 1. Summary and recommendations -- pt. 2. Audit findings and conclusions -- 1. Introduction -- National Rural Health Strategy -- The role of the Department of Health and Family Services -- Reasons for the audit -- Audit objectives -- Audit methodology -- Audit criteria -- Audit conclusions -- 2. DHFS rural health policies and programs -- Policy background -- DHFS' corporate plan -- DHFS rural health programs -- Other activities in the DHFS portfolio -- Coordination of activities within DHFS -- The Commonwealth Office of Rural Health -- Coordination with other Commonwealth agencies -- Cooperative arrangements with other governments -- Resources for rural health -- Outputs -- Performance indicators and outcome measures -- Towards accrual budgeting -- 3. DHFS participation in the National Rural Health Strategy -- The role and status of the National Rural Health Strategy - a Commonwealth-State program framework -- Rural health national goals -- The NRHS proposals -- Implementing the Strategy -- The role of the Department of Health and Family Services -- 4. Progress since 1994 and an approach to a new National Rural Health Strategy -- Measuring NRHS health outcomes -- Identifying rural health needs -- An overseas comparison -- 1998 revision of NRHS -- Accountability regime -- DHFS leadership -- National reporting -- Reporting health differentials -- Public Health Agreements -- pt. 3. Appendices |
| Summary |
The objective of the audit was to determine whether the DHFS had managed its coordinating role and implemented its responsibilities under the National Rural Health Strategy efficiently and effectively. The audit found that DHFS' National Rural Health Strategy coordination was well-managed. While there was no extensive central coordination for delivery of rural health programs in DHFS, the information coordination appeared to be effective. However, DHFS, will need to monitor that coordination to see if it continues to be effective over time or whether more efficient arrangements are needed |
| Notes |
Also published as Parliamentary paper (Australia. Parliament) ; 125/1998 |
| Subject |
Australia. Department of Health and Family Services -- Auditing.
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Rural health -- Australia.
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| ISBN |
064438865X |
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