The NSW Health Resource Distribution Formula and health inequalities

The NSW Health Resource Distribution Formula and health inequalities.

A key feature of the NSW health system is its 17 geographically-based area health services (AHSs). Funding to the AHSs by the NSW Department of Health has been guided by the objective of providing the AHSs with a share of resources that allows the achievement of comparable access to health services, assuming the achievement of reasonable levels of efficiency. The mechanism for achieving this ob...

Health Inequalities during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Pandemics are associated with significant and destructive national and global impacts on health, economy, society, and security. COVID-19 pandemic has imposed adverse economic consequences on the whole population. This is while the elderly and those with comorbidities, the economically disadvantaged and ethnic minorities were at increased risk of viral infection. Moreover, the mortality rate an...

Distribution of Health Resource Allocation in the Fars Province Using the Scalogram Analysis Technique in 2011

The importance of health indicators in the recent years has created challenges in resource allocation. Balanced and fair distribution of health resources is one of the main principles in achieving equity. The goal of this cross-sectional descriptive study, conducted in 2010, was to classify health structural indicators in the Fars province using the scalogram technique. Health structural indica...

Oral health promotion in NSW.

A healthy mouth is essential for general health and wellbeing, enabling individuals to communicate effectively, and to eat and enjoy a variety of foods. It is important for overall quality of life, self-esteem and social confidence. The cost of oral disease to individuals and society extends beyond the oral health burden alone; there is, for example, lost productivity due to absenteeism fromwor...

Health Selection and Health Inequalities