Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281:clause:1ab_180
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1AB cl 180
Character Range: 593065–600487

180       Primary Health Care Development Program                                                                                                              To strengthen health care outcomes through facilitating access to, and improving the quality, efficiency and availability of, health and medical services in the community by:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) providing and commissioning health care services, including developing and implementing new or revised models of care delivery or payment approaches; and
                                                                                                                                                               (b) providing health care advice, information and support through a range of communication channels; and
                                                                                                                                                               (c) facilitating the coordination and integration of health care services offered for selected patient cohorts in the community and across other sectors such as acute care, ambulatory care, specialist care and residential aged care services; and
                                                                                                                                                               (d) supporting the development and implementation of accreditation processes and standards for health professionals and other health service providers; and
                                                                                                                                                               (e) establishing and facilitating data collection, data sharing and associated quality improvement processes in general practices and Aboriginal medical services; and
                                                                                                                                                               (f) providing support to general practice, health professionals and other health service providers:
                                                                                                                                                               (i) to improve patient health outcomes; and
                                                                                                                                                               (ii) to enhance the practice and organisation of care; and
                                                                                                                                                               (g) training and educating health professionals, general practice staff and other health service providers; and
                                                                                                                                                               (h) providing support to general practice, health professionals and other health service providers in enhancing the practice and organisation of care; and
                                                                                                                                                               (i) informing the public about health services and programs; and
                                                                                                                                                               (j) undertaking evaluation activities to inform decisions relating to existing or potential new Commonwealth health programs and measures.
                                                                                                                                                               This objective also has the effect it would have if it were limited to measures:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) in connection with electronic communications; or
                                                                                                                                                               (b) involving the collection, compilation, analysis or dissemination of statistics; or
                                                                                                                                                               (c) providing, or incidental to the provision of, benefits to students, pharmaceutical benefits, sickness benefits, hospital benefits or medical services; or
                                                                                                                                                               (d) providing assistance to Aboriginal persons or Torres Strait Islanders; or
                                                                                                                                                               (e) giving effect to Australia's obligations under the following:
                                                                                                                                                               (i) the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, particularly Articles 2 and 12;
                                                                                                                                                               (ii) the Convention on the Rights of the Child, particularly Articles 4, 23 and 24:
                                                                                                                                                               (iii) the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, particularly Articles 4, 8, 25 and 26;
                                                                                                                                                               (iv) the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (as amended), particularly Article 38;
                                                                                                                                                               (v) the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, particularly Article 20;
                                                                                                                                                               (vi) the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, particularly Article 14; or
                                                                                                                                                               (f) taken in the exercise of the executive power of the Commonwealth; or
                                                                                                                                                               (g) involving the granting of financial assistance to a State or Territory; or
                                                                                                                                                               (h) carried out in a Territory.