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Health Workforce Policy Analysis

PUBH5308

The unit will examine the major components of health workforce planning in Australia. The Australia health workforce context will be considered (including total workforce size, payment mechanisms and employment arrangements) and the processes by which health workforce planning is influenced through government policy and workforce data translated and integrated with policy and planning explored. The framework for future labour force planning will be discussed with reference to the Intergenerational Report. Current health workforce issues such as adequacy of the workforce, ageing of the workforce, the distribution of the workforce, professional registration, and special needs communities will be addressed. Approaches to planning for an adequate workforce and modelling the future of the health workforce will be examined including practical examples.

Unit of study details

Unit of study level: Postgraduate

Credit points: 2

Commencing semesters: 110

Further unit of study information

Unit of study handbook: PUBH5308

Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships

Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates

Available for study abroad and exchange: No

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