National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission – Submissions Received


The Commission made a public call for submissions, advertised nationally over two weekends in early April, with submissions due by 30 May 2008. Since then the Commission has received well over 400 submissions from interested individuals and organisations.

The call for submissions is a part of the Commission’s wider program of engagement and consultation.

The Commission is currently reading and analysing these submissions, to inform the development of its interim report to Minister for Health the Hon Nicola Roxon MHR, due towards the end of 2008.

Although the call for submissions is now closed, anyone wishing to make comments to the Commission or provide feedback may still do so:

By email to talkhealth@nhhrc.org.au
By mail to: PO Box 685 Woden ACT 2606
By phone to: 1800 017 533
By facsimile to: 02 6262 7264

List of Submissions Received

A list of submissions received appears below. The Commission will also be publishing submissions made to it. It is expected that these will be progressively made available on this web site in July.

List of Submissions Received as at 30 June 2008 (PDF 69 KB)

Listing as at 30 June
Name of Organisation or Individual Category
13CABS Organisation
A Kiss from an Angel Organisation
Abatement Tech Australia Organisation
Accenture Organisation
ACT Council of Social Services Organisation
ACT Health Organisation
Adrienne Freeman (Dr) Individual
Adrienne Lee Individual
Aged and Community Services Australia Organisation
Aged Care Association Australia Organisation
Aged Care Early Intervention Management Organisation
Alan Churchill Individual
Alex Tahmindjis Individual
Alison Bleaney Individual
Alzheimer’s Australia Organisation
Andrea Codega Individual
Andrea Harcourt (Ms) Individual
Andrew Francis Individual
Andrew McDonnell Individual
Anna Howe Individual
ANU Unit of General Practice & Community Health Organisation
Ashley Mackinnon Individual
Assoc Prof Roger Gurr Individual
Assoc Prof Tom Brett Individual
Association for the Promotion of Oral Health Organisation
Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes Organisation
Audrey Robb Individual
Australasia Faculty of Rehab Medicine Organisation
Australasian College for Emergency Medicine Organisation
Australasian College of Podiatric Surgeons Organisation
Australasian Rehabilitation Outcomes Centre Organisation
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Organisation
Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine Organisation
Australian Association for Humane Research Inc Organisation
Australian Association of Medical Recruitment Agencies Organisation
Australian Association of Occupational Therapists Organisation
Australian Association of Pathology Practices Organisation
Australian Association of Social workers Organisation
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Organisation
Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association Organisation
Australian College of Ambulance Professionals Organisation
Australian College of Health Informatics Organisation
Australian College of Midwives Organisation
Australian College of non Vocationally Registered GPs Organisation
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare Organisation
Australian Council of Paramedicine Organisation
Australian Council of Pro Vice Chancellors and Deans of Health Sciences Organisation
Australian Council on Healthcare Standards Organisation
Australian Council on Smoking and Health Organisation
Australian Dental Association Inc Organisation
Australian Diabetics Educators Association Organisation
Australian Diagnostic Imaging Association Organisation
Australian Faith Community Nurses Association Organisation
Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations Inc Organisation
Australian General Practice Network Organisation
Australian Health Care Reform Alliance Organisation
Australian Health Professionals Council Organisation
Australian Health Workforce Institute Organisation
Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association Organisation
Australian Institute for Primary Care Organisation
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) Organisation
Australian Lung Foundation Organisation
Australian Medical Association   Organisation
Australian Medical Association Council of Doctors in Training Organisation
Australian Medical Council Organisation
Australian Mental Health Consumer Network Organisation
Australian Nurse Practitioners Association Organisation
Australian Nursing Federation Organisation
Australian Peak Nursing & Midwifery Forum (APNMF) Organisation
Australian Physiotherapy Association Organisation
Australian Podiatry Association QLD Organisation
Australian Practice Nurses Association Organisation
Australian Private Hospitals Association (APHA) Organisation
Australian Psychological Society Organisation
Australian Rural Education Network Organisation
Australian Salaried Medical Officers Foundation Organisation
Australian Therapeutics Advisory Groups Organisation
Australian Unity Organisation
Australian Women's Health Network Organisation
Baker Heart Research Institute Organisation
Barbara Hayes (Dr) Individual
Barbara Reynolds-Hutchinson Individual
Barbara Switzer Individual
Bell Street Clinic Organisation
Bio21 Cluster Organisation
Blackmores Ltd Organisation
Box Hill Institute Organisation
Breast Cancer Network Australia Organisation
Brisbane South DGP Organisation
Brotherhood of St Laurence Organisation
Bruce Hinckfuss Individual
Bunbury Wellington Economic Alliance Organisation
Business Council of Australia Organisation
Caesarean Awareness Network Australia Organisation
Cancer Council (NSW) - Advocacy Development and Networks Officer Organisation
Cancer Council Australia Organisation
Cancer Voices Australia Organisation
Cancer Voices NSW Organisation
Cancer Voices Victoria Organisation
Cancer Voices WA Organisation
Carers Australia Organisation
Carol O'Donnell Individual
CASE Health Organisation
Catherine Crock (Dr) Individual
Catherine Taylor Individual
Catholic Health Australia Organisation
Catholic Healthcare Ltd Organisation
Centre for Health Services Development Organisation
Centre for Military and Veterans' Health Organisation
Centre for Policy Development Organisation
Cerner Corporation Organisation
Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA Organisation
Chief Executive Forum Organisation
Children's Hospitals of Australasia Organisation
Chiropractors' Association of Australia Organisation
CHOICE Organisation
Chris Ansted Individual
Christina Drummond (Dr) Individual
Christina Dwyer Individual
Christine Hunt Individual
Christopher McGowan Individual
Cisco Systems Organisation
Clare Skinner (Dr) Individual
Cobram District Hospital Organisation
Cochrane Consumer Network in Australia Organisation
Cochrane Consumers and Communication Review Group Organisation
College of Nursing Organisation
Community and Primary Care Partnerships Organisation
Compact Business Systems Organisation
Complementary Healthcare Council of Australia Organisation
Complementary Medicines Association Organisation
Confederation of Postgraduate Medical Education Councils Organisation
Council of Ambulance Authorities Organisation
Council of Clinical Hypnotherapists Organisation
Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery Organisation
Council of Remote Area Nurses of Australia (CRANA) Organisation
Craig Ingham MP Individual
CRC for Spatial Information Organisation
Cystic Fibrosis Australia Organisation
Damian Burns (Dr) Individual
Danny Samson (Prof) Individual
David Burke (Dr) Individual
David Dunt (Assoc Prof) Individual
David Karr Individual
David Lawrence Individual
David Pennington, Chair Bio21cluster Organisation
Dawn Coombridge Individual
Defence Health Services Division - Department of Defence Organisation
Deluane Pollard Individual
Department for Planning and Infrastructure (WA) Organisation
Diabetes Australia Organisation
Dieticians Association of Australia Organisation
Doctors Reform Society Organisation
Dominique Griffiths Individual
Don Howe Individual
Douglas Everingham Individual
Doutta Gala Community Health Organisation
E D Parr (Mr) Individual
Eddie Price (Dr) Individual
Edmund O'Shea Individual
Edwin Brooks Individual
Engineers Australia Organisation
Faculty of Medicine - Uni of Melbourne Organisation
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences - Monash University Organisation
Fernando Blander Individual
Fitness Australia Organisation
FORTUS Organisation
Friends of Nerigah Organisation
Gavin Mooney (Prof) Individual
Geetha Ranmulthugala (Dr- UC) Individual
General Practice Education and Training Limited Organisation
General Practice Victoria Organisation
Genetic Support Network Victoria Organisation
Gold Coast Institute of Mental Health Organisation
Gold Coast Medical Association Organisation
Grace Daley Individual
Graeme Harrison Individual
Graham Gorrel (Mr) Individual
Greater Metropolitan Clinical Taskforce in Sydney Organisation
Hal Kendig (Prof) Individual
Hatrix Organisation
Headspace Organisation
Health Care Consumers Association of ACT Organisation
Health Coaching Australia Organisation
Health Consumers Alliance of SA Organisation
Health Consumers Council Organisation
Health Consumers of Rural and Remote Australia Organisation
Health Informatics Society of Australia Organisation
Health Insurance Restricted Membership Association of Australia Organisation
Health Research Services of Australia and New Zealand Organisation
Health Services Association of NSW Organisation
Healthcare Chaplaincy Council of Victoria Organisation
Healthcare Villages Organisation
Healthscope Ltd Organisation
Hospira Asia Pacific - dose error reduction Organisation
Hospira Asia Pacific - productivity Organisation
Hospital in the Home Australia Organisation
Hospital in the Home Society NSW Organisation
Human Genetics Society of Australasia Organisation
Ian Bell (Mr) Individual
Ian Carter (Mr) Individual
Ian Conomos Individual
Ian McAuley (Mr) Individual
Ian Smith (Dr) Individual
Ian Turnbull (Dr) Individual
IBM Australia Organisation
I-MED Network Organisation
Improvement Foundation Australia Organisation
Inner East Primary Care Partnership Victoria Organisation
Internal Medicine Society of Australia and New Zealand Organisation
Jan Price Individual
Jane Cowan Individual
Jane Dooley Individual
Janine Nottingham Individual
Jeannie McMullan (Dr) Individual
Jenny Norvick Individual
Jeremy de Constantin Individual
Jim Sheedy Individual
Joan Kavallaris (Dr) Individual
Jodie Guerrero Individual
John and Joan Scott (Mr & Mrs) Individual
John Chu (Dr) Individual
John Menadue Individual
John Ward Individual
John Ward (Prof) Individual
Johnson & Johnson Organisation
Judy Hoskins Individual
Julie Head Individual
Julie Shaw (Dr) Individual
Ken Brown Individual
Khjakovic (Prof) Individual
Kwee Ong Individual
Lachlan de Crespigny (Prof) Individual
Laks Pathi (Dr) Individual
Laura Condon Individual
Laura Pollard Individual
Laws University of Naturopathy Organisation
Leonard Crocombe (Dr) Individual
Liz Coombes Individual
Lois Logan Individual
Luke Slawomirski Individual
Lyndal Breen Individual
Lynn Hague Individual
M Citizen Individual
M R Tyler Individual
Maggie Sim Individual
Mamu Health Service Organisation
Mandy Bryce Individual
Margaret Allen Stewart (Ms) Individual
Marion Morris Individual
Marlene Eggert Individual
Mary de Hayr (Mrs) Individual
Mary Draper Individual
Maternity Coalition QLD Organisation
Maureen Noonan Individual
Medibank Private Organisation
Medical Deans of Australia and New Zealand Organisation
Medical Student Council of Victoria Organisation
Medical Technology Association of Australia Organisation
Medicines Australia Organisation
Megan Yarrow Individual
Mel De La Haye Individual
Melbourne - Monash Clinical Working Group Organisation
Melbourne Health Organisation
Melbourne Medical Locum Service Organisation
Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia Organisation
Menzies Centre for Health Policy Organisation
Michael Cameron Individual
Michael Williams (Dr) Individual
Microsoft Australia Organisation
Migrant Resource Centre Organisation
Monash University - Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre Organisation
Monash University (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences) Organisation
Monash University (Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre) Organisation
More and Associates Organisation
Motor Neurone Disease Australia Organisation
Mount Alexander hospital Organisation
MS Australia Organisation
Municipal Association of Victoria Organisation
Muscular Dystrophy Australia Organisation
Narelle Green (Mrs) Individual
National Aged Care Alliance Organisation
National Ageing Research Institute Organisation
National and NSW Councils for Intellectual Disability Organisation
National Association of Testing Authorities Organisation
National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre Organisation
National Centre for Classification in Health Organisation
National Coalition of Public Pathology Organisation
National Council on the Ageing Organisation
National ex-Services Round Table on Aged Care Organisation
National GLBT Health Alliance Organisation
National GP and PHC Research Conference Organisation
National Heart Foundation of Australia Organisation
National Institute of Complementary Medicine Organisation
National Mental Health Consumer and Carer Forum Organisation
National Prescribing Service Organisation
National Rural Health Alliance Organisation
National Seniors Australia Organisation
Need More GPs Organisation
Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Organisation
Newcastle Uni sport Organisation
NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Patient Safety Organisation
Nick Argall Individual
Nilva Egana Individual
Noise Watch Australia Organisation
Norm Morris Individual
North Queensland Community Service Organisation
North Sydney and Central Coast Area Health Service Organisation
NSW Consumer Advisory Group - Mental Health Inc Organisation
NSW Health - Quality and Safety Branch Organisation
NSW Medical Staff Executive Council Organisation
NSW Medical Students Council Organisation
NSW Pain Interest Group Organisation
NSW Poisons Information Centre Organisation
NSW Rural Doctors Network Organisation
Office of the Privacy Commissioner Organisation
Olivia Chisholm Individual
Optometrists Association Victoria Organisation
Orthoptic Association of Australia - NSW Organisation
ORYGEN Youth Health Organisation
P A Hefner (Dr) Individual
Palliative Care Australia Organisation
Parkinson's Australia Organisation
Patrick Byrnes (Dr) Individual
Paul Bennett (Dr) Individual
Paul Burt Individual
Paul Gross Individual
Paul Nicolarakis Individual
People with MS Australia Organisation
Peter Brooks (Executive Dean, Faculty of Health Services, Qld University Individual
Pfizer Australia Organisation
Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Organisation
Pharmacy Guild of Australia Organisation
Phil Lowen Individual
Phillip Bain & Jim Pasinis & Nola Tudball Individual
Phillip Gray Individual
Plenty Valley Community Health Organisation
PricewaterhouseCoopers Organisation
Primary Health Care Research and Information Service Organisation
Private Hospital Association of Queensland Organisation
Private Mental Health Consumer Carer Network (Australia) Organisation
Prof Leslie White Individual
Public Health Association of Australia    Organisation
Public Health Association of Australia - SA Organisation
Public Interest Advocacy Centre Organisation
Purchasing Index PL Organisation
Queensland Nurses Union Organisation
Querida David Individual
Quiet Tasmania Organisation
R A Cheasley Individual
Rachel Austin Individual
Radicalogic Technologies Pty Ltd (trading as 'rL Solutions') Organisation
Ray Good Individual
Renu Individual
Research + Evaluation + Design (RED3) Organisation
Research Australia Organisation
Residential Care Intervention Program in the Elderly (RECIPE) Organisation
Respecting Patient Choices Organisation
Rhonda Kerr Individual
Richard Gorman Individual
Richard Harper (Prof) Individual
Robert Johnson Individual
Roger Hewitt Individual
Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators Organisation
Royal Australasian College of Pathologists - Pathology Associations Committee Organisation
Royal Australasian College of Physicians Organisation
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Organisation
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Organisation
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists Organisation
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists - Faculty of Radiation Oncology Organisation
Royal College of Nursing Australia Organisation
Royal College of Pathologists Australasia      Organisation
Royal College of Pathologists Australasia - Genetics Organisation
Royal College of Pathologists Australasia - Profile Organisation
Royal District Nursing Service Organisation
Royal Hospital for Women Organisation
Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Organisation
Royal Women's Hospital Melbourne Organisation
Rural Doctors Association of Australia Organisation
Rural Doctors Association of Australia - Joint Submission on Rural Maternity Services Organisation
Rural Doctors Association of Australia - Joint Submission on Rural Specialist Medical Workforce Organisation
Rural Health Education Foundation Organisation
Rural Health Workforce Australia Organisation
S T Liaw (Prof) Individual
SA Health Organisation
SANE Australia Organisation
Sanofi-Aventis Australia Organisation
Sara Christopher Individual
Sarah Latrielle (Dr) Individual
School of Dentistry - University of Adelaide Organisation
School of Public Health, USYD Organisation
School of Rural Health (Monash) Organisation
Shane Doepel (Ms) Individual
Sharon Tonkin Individual
Silver Chain Organisation
Simone Dalton Individual
Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia Organisation
Sonia Phelan Individual
South East Healthy Communities Partnerships Organisation
Southern General Practice Network Organisation
Speech Pathology Australia Organisation
St Jude Medical Australia Organisation
Standards Australia Organisation
Stephanie Davies (Dr) Individual
Stephen Gibson Individual
Stephen Leeuwenburg Individual
Sue Roberts Individual
Sydney Institute of General Practice Education and Training (SIGPET) Organisation
Tanya Robertson (Dr) Individual
Tara Fuller Individual
Tatiana Borisow (Miss) Individual
Tegan Ormston Individual
Telstra Organisation
Terry Ahern (Dr) Individual
Tess and Glenn Williams Individual
The Forum Sports and Aquatic Centre Organisation
The Health and Productivity Institute of Australia Organisation
The Sax Institute Organisation
Theresa Findlay Individual
Thomas Faunce (Dr) Individual
Tom Bialkowski Individual
Tom Shorrock Individual
Tonia Zoldosh Individual
Tony Lenigas Individual
Tony Richards (Dr) Individual
Tracey McDonald (Prof) Individual
Tressna Flower Individual
Tricare Organisation
UnitingCare Burnside Organisation
University of Melbourne Organisation
Unknown author? Individual
UQ Faculty of Health Sciences Organisation
VicHealth Organisation
Victorian Child and Maternal Health Special Interest Group Organisation
Victorian Government - Department of Human Services Organisation
Victorian Healthcare Association Organisation
Victorian Primary and Community Health Network Organisation
Victorian State Coordinator Group Organisation
Victorian Women and Mental Health Network Organisation
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Organisation
Walter Coffey Individual
Wendy Porter Individual
Westfund Organisation
Westmead Children's Hospital Organisation
What Women Want (Australia) Inc Organisation
William Silvester et. Al (from Austin Hospital) Individual
Women's Health Victoria Organisation
Women's Hospitals of Australasia Organisation
Woolcott Research Organisation
Workforce Leisure International Organisation
Wyeth Australia Organisation
Yvonne Parry Individual

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