The APS was pleased to have the opportunity to provide a response to the Consultation Draft of the Primary Health Care 10 Year Plan for Australia’s primary health care services provided through general practices, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS), community pharmacies, allied health services, mental health services, community health and community nursing services and dental and oral health services. Our submission was provided in an online survey. While the APS commended the intent of the Plan, we observed that it is GP-centric and too narrowly focused on Voluntary Patient Registration (VPR).
We called for:
- A greater emphasis on multidisciplinary teams, allied health and psychology, prevention, early intervention and mental health, and
- A more nuanced recognition of the integrative nature of a truly ‘whole of community’, responsive health care system which would equally consider both physical and mental health.
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