Skill mix translation - top down or bottom up? An international comparison

Abstract

Primary health care skill mix is one of the major issues now occupying the mindsets of Australian clinicians, policy makers and researchers alike. The change of Federal government in late 2007 has resulted in increased ministerial interest in the diversification of skills within primary care and led to a number of enquiries into ways this might be achieved. The APHCRI Stream Six review entitled “Optimising skill mix in the primary care workforce for the care of older Australians” identified skill mix changes that could be implemented to meet the challenges of an ageing population with a rising incidence of chronic disease and was commissioned and completed prior to the 2007 election. Show more