Trends in cancer incidence and survival for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in the Northern Territory
John R Condon, Xiaohua Zhang, Karen Dempsey, Lindy Garling and Steven Guthridge
Med J Aust 2016; 205 (10): 454-458.
Better Cardiac Care measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: second national report 2016
AIHW 24 November 2016
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02 AGED CARE
Australia's future aged care workforce: personality matters
The whitepaper details a study of 258 candidates in the Aged Care sector. Candidates participated in a series of pre-employment assessments which predicted their suitability as productive, long-term employees.
Keisha Phillips
TalentLens & Newly, November 2016
Is the Australian 75+ Health Assessment person-centred? A qualitative descriptive study of older people’s perceptions
Kay Price, Karen Grimmer and Jan Foo
Australian Health Review published online 18 November 2016
Preparing for Better Health and Health Care for an Aging Population
John W. Rowe, MD; Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN; Linda Fried, MD
JAMA. 2016;316(16):1643
Appropriate care for older people with cognitive impairment in hospital.
Kaplan GA, Kurrle SE, Cumming A
Med J Aust 2016; 205 (10 Suppl): S12-
Time-limited home-care reablement services for maintaining and improving the functional independence of older adults.
Cochrane A, Furlong M, McGilloway S, Molloy DW, Stevenson M, Donnelly M.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016 Oct 11;10:CD010825.
After-hours medical deputising services: patterns of use by older people
Angela Joe, Judy A Lowthian, Marianne Shearer, et al
Med J Aust 2016; 205 (9): 397-402
Statins for Primary Prevention in Older Adults: Uncertainty and the Need for More Evidence
Jerry H. Gurwitz, MD; Alan S. Go, MD; Stephen P. Fortmann, MD
JAMA. 2016;316(19):1971
Health care homes: lessons from the Diabetes Care Project
Tim Fountaine and Christine C Bennett
Med J Aust 2016; 205 (9): 389-391.
Informal care and gifts to and from older people in Europe: The interlinks between giving and receiving
Tomini F, Groot W, Tomini S
BMC Health Services Research 2016, 16 :603 (21 October 2016)
Nurturing Cultural Change in Care for Older People: Seeing the Cherry Tree Blossom
Snoeren, M.M.W.C., Janssen, B.M., Niessen, T.J.H. et al.
Health Care Anal (2016) 24: 349.
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03 eHEALTH
Pioneering digital disruption: Australia’s first integrated digital tertiary hospital
Clair Sullivan, Andrew Staib, Stephen Ayre, et al
Med J Aust 2016; 205 (9): 386-389.
A scoping review of Australian allied health research in ehealth
Iacono T, Stagg K, Pearce N, Hulme Chambers A
BMC Health Services Research 2016, 16 :543
ACRRM launches eHealth-enabled model of care education program
Kate McDonald
Pulse IT 09 November 2016.
Managing health care in the digital world: A comparative analysis
Maria Cucciniello, Irvine Lapsley, and Greta Nasi
Health Services Management Research 2016, 29(4): 132-142
Simple Digital Technologies Can Reduce Health Care Costs
Alexander L. Fogel, Joseph C. Kvedar
Harvard Business Review 15 November 2016
The digital patient: transforming primary care?
Sophie Castle-Clarke and Candace Imison
The King's Fund, November 2016
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04 EVIDENCE INFORMED POLICY MAKING
A question of evidence
Theodora Bloom, executive editor
BMJ 2016;355:i6316
Seven day service policy lacked transparency, review concludes.
Iacobucci G.
BMJ. 2016 Nov 23;355:i6308
Building the capacity of policy-makers and planners to strengthen mental health systems in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review
Keynejad R, Semrau M, Toynbee M, Evans-Lacko S, Lund C, Gureje O, Ndyanabangi S, Courtin E, Abdulmalik J, Alem A, Fekadu A, Thornicroft G, Hanlon C
BMC Health Services Research 2016, 16 :601 (21 October 2016)
The use of a policy dialogue to facilitate evidence-informed policy development for improved access to care: the case of the Winnipeg Central Intake Service (WCIS)
Damani Z, MacKean G, Bohm E, DeMone B, et al
Health Research Policy and Systems 2016, 14 :78
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05 HEALTH FACILITIES PLANNING & DESIGN
Getting Clinic Design Right
Jennifer Kovacs Silvis
Healthcare Design Magazine November 3, 2016
Having It All: New Trends In Clinic Design
Jennifer Kovacs Silvis
Healthcare Design Magazine November 3, 2016
Designing For The Next Wave
Susan Kreimer
Healthcare Design Magazine November 2, 2016
New Approaches To Planning Emergency Departments
Christine Guzzo Vickery
Healthcare Design 18 November 2016
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06 HEALTHCARE - AUS
In New Survey Of Eleven Countries, US Adults Still Struggle With Access To And Affordability Of Health Care
Osborn R, Squires D, Doty MM, Sarnak DO, Schneider EC
Health Affairs. 2016 [epub].
Emergency department care 2015-16: Australian hospital statistics
AIHW 17 November 2016
Health care variation: time to act
Heather A Buchan, Anne Duggan, Jenny Hargreaves, Ian A Scott and Luke Slawomirski
Med J Aust 2016; 205 (10 Suppl): S30-
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07 HEALTHCARE - OS
Sustainability and transformation plans in the NHS: how are they being developed in practice?
Hugh Alderwick; Phoebe Dunn; Helen McKenna; Nicola Walsh; Chris Ham
The King's Fund, November 2016
Realising the value: Ten key actions to put people and communities at the heart of health and wellbeing
Finnis A, Khan H, Ejbye J, Wood S, Redding D
London: Realising the value; November 2016.
Health Reform and the Changing Safety Net in the United States
D.A. Chokshi, J.E. Chang, and R.M. Wilson
N Engl J Med 2016;375:1790-1796
Coordination of care in the Chinese health care systems: a gap analysis of service delivery from a provider perspective
Wang X, Birch S, Zhu W, Ma H, Embrett M, Meng Q
BMC Health Services Research 2016, 16 :571 (12 October 2016)
Achieving universal health coverage in South Africa through a district health system approach: conflicting ideologies of health care provision
Fusheini A, Eyles J
BMC Health Services Research 2016, 16 :558
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08 HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION
Hospital cultural competency as a systematic organizational intervention: Key findings from the national center for healthcare leadership diversity demonstration project.
Weech-Maldonado, Robert; Dreachslin, Janice L.; Epané, Josué Patien
Health Care Management Review. Online first October 25, 2016
Tailoring Complex Care Management for High-Need, High-Cost Patients
David Blumenthal, MD; Melinda K. Abrams, MS
JAMA. 2016;316(16):1657
Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2017-18
AHHA October 2016
The Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions
Amy Boutwell, et al
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality October 2016
Who knows best? Older people’s contribution to understanding and preventing avoidable hospital admissions
Birmingham University School of Social Policy, 2016
Evidence-based interventions to reduce adverse events in hospitals: a systematic review of systematic reviews
Marieke Zegers, Gijs Hesselink, Wytske Geense, Charles Vincent, Hub Wollersheim
BMJ Open 2016;6:e012555
Nursing skill mix in European hospitals: cross-sectional study of the association with mortality, patient ratings, and quality of care
Aiken LH, Sloane D, Griffiths P, Rafferty AM, Bruyneel L, McHugh M, et al
BMJ Quality & Safety. 2016 [epub].
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09 INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Putting the Health of Communities and Populations First
Lynn R. Goldman, MD, MS, MPH; Shiriki K. Kumanyika, PhD, MPH; Nirav R. Shah, MD, MPH
JAMA. 2016;316(16):1649
Health Information Technology Interoperability and Use for Better Care and Evidence
Jonathan B. Perlin, MD, PhD
JAMA. 2016;316(16):1667
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10 INNOVATION
Improving Benefit Design to Promote Effective, Efficient, and Affordable Care
Michael E. Chernew, PhD; A. Mark Fendrick, MD
JAMA. 2016;316(16):1651 doi:10.1001/jama.2016.13637
More Value From Payment Reform in Health Care and Biomedical Innovation
David T. Feinberg, MD, MBA; Mark B. McClellan, MD, PhD
JAMA. 2016;316(16):1653
Innovation in Medicine and Device Development, Regulatory Review, and Use of Clinical Advances
Michael Rosenblatt, MD; Marc M. Boutin, JD; Samuel R. Nussbaum, MD
JAMA. 2016;316(16):1671
The Continuing Relevance of Academics to Health System Reform
Adalsteinn D. Brown and Sabina Nuti
HealthcarePapers 16(1): 4-6
How to Build a Learning and Innovation Performance Lab
Michael Noble
Chief Learning Officer 14 November 2016
The Impact of Team Learning Behaviors on Team Innovative Work Behavior: A Systematic Review
Andreas Widmann, Gerhard Messmann, and Regina H. Mulder
Human Resource Development Review 2016 15(4): 429-458
Improving the health of the public by 2040: Optimising the research environment for a healthier, fairer future
The Academy of Medical Sciences, September 2016
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11 KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
Cancer screening education: can it change knowledge and attitudes among culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Queensland, Australia?
Katherine Cullerton, Danielle Gallegos, Ella Ashley, Hong Do, Anna Voloschenko, MaryLou Fleming, Rebecca Ramsey and Trish Gould
Health Promotion Journal of Australia 2016; 27(2):140-147
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12 MANAGEMENT
Organizing Conflict: The Rhizome of Jihad
Tuomas Kuronen and Aki-Mauri Huhtinen
Journal of Management Inquiry 2017 26(1): 47-61
We need more humanity as well as better evidence
BMJ 2016;355:i5907
When You Feel Pressured to Do the Wrong Thing at Work
Joseph L. Badaracco
Harvard Business Review November 03, 2016
How to Deal with a Boss Who Behaves Unpredictably
Carolyn O'Hara
Harvard Business Review November 03, 2016
4 Steps to Sustaining Improvement in Health Care
Kedar S. Mate, Jeffrey Rakover
Harvard Business Review November 09, 2016
Simple Ethics Rules for Better Risk Management
Dante Disparte
Harvard Business Review November 09, 2016
Performance implications of public–private partnerships in research hospitals: Lessons from the involvement of a charity
Simona Catuogno, Claudia Arena, Sara Saggese, and Fabrizia Sarto
Health Services Management Research 2016, 29(4):91-98
A Trend Analysis of Succession Planning in Health Care as Perceived by Chief Executive Officers in US Hospitals
Collins, Sandra K.; McKinnies, Richard; Lieneck, Cristian; Watts, Sandra
Health Care Manager, 2016 35(4):333-339
Old lessons relearnt
BMJ 2016;355:i6153
Research: How a New CEO Can Make a Firm More Entrepreneurial
Bastian Grühn, Steffen Strese, Malte Brettel
Harvard Business Review 21 November 2016
How the Best CEOs Differ from Average Ones
Dean Stamoulis
Harvard Business Review 16 November 2016
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13 PATIENT CENTRED CARE
Collaborative Patient-Centered Quality Improvement: A Cross-Sectional Survey Comparing the Types and Numbers of Quality Initiatives Selected by Patients and Health Professionals
Elizabeth A. Fradgley et al
Evaluation & the Health Professions online before print August 1, 2016
Patient-centred care: confessions of a pragmatist.
Sands KE.
BMJ Qual Saf. 2016 Dec;25(12):909-910.
Effect of patient-centred bedside rounds on hospitalised patients' decision control, activation and satisfaction with care.
O'Leary KJ, Killarney A, Hansen LO, Jones S, Malladi M, Marks K, M Shah H.
BMJ Qual Saf. 2016 Dec;25(12):921-928
Promoting patient-centred palliative care: a scoping review of the patient dignity question.
Arantzamendi M, Belar A, Martínez M.
Curr Opin Support Palliat Care. 2016 Dec;10(4):324-329.
Patient-centred hand hygiene information in orthopaedics units: an evidence-based implementation project.
Ong AY, Tan J, Yeo HL, Goh ML.
Int J Evid Based Healthc. 2016 Nov 21. [Epub ahead of print]
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14 POPULATION HEALTH
Patient need versus evidence: a balancing act.
Lancet. 2016 Oct 1;388(10052):1350.
The effects of China's universal two-child policy.
Zeng Y, Hesketh T.
Lancet. 2016 Oct 15;388(10054):1930-193
Circle of care modelling: an approach to assist in reasoning about healthcare change using a patient-centric system
Price M
BMC Health Services Research 2016, 16 :546
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15 RURAL HEALTH
A Rural Perspective: Cancer and Medical Research
Garvan Research Foundation 2016
Healthcare in rural, regional and remote NSW
Bureau of Health Information 10 November 2016
'Twenty-five years on: outcomes of a longitudinal evaluation of the NSW Rural Resident Medical Officer Cadetship Program'
Lewis MJ, Ellis R, Adusumilli SK, Cameron I.
Rural and Remote Health (Internet) 2016; 16: 3846
Heart of the tropics: delivering evidence-based care for acute coronary syndromes in northern Australia.
Starmer G, Schrale R.
Rural and Remote Health (Internet) 2016; 16: 3938.
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16 SAFETY
How to monitor patient safety in primary care? Healthcare professionals' views
Samra R, Car J, Majeed A, Vincent C, Aylin P
JRSM Open. 2016 August 1, 2016;7(8).
Health care worker hand contamination at critical moments in outpatient care settings
James Bingham, Ginnie Abell, LeAnne Kienast, et al
American Journal of Infection Control 2016, 44(11): 1198-1202
Safety Lessons from the NIH Clinical Center
T.K. Gandhi
N Engl J Med 2016;375:1705-1707
Patient Safety in Ambulatory Settings
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 19 October 2016
Measuring Patient Harm in Canadian Hospitals
Canadian Institute for Health Information and Canadian Patient Safety Institute
Ottawa: Canadian Institute for Health Information; 2016
Measures to Improve Diagnostic Safety in Clinical Practice
Singh H, Graber ML, Hofer TP
Journal of Patient Safety. 2016
Performance measures, perceptions of quality and safety, and experience of adverse events
Usman Iqbal, Yu-Chuan (Jack) Li
Int J Qual Health Care First published online: 5 November 2016
Providing a 'safe space' in healthcare safety investigations
Department of Health (UK) London; 2016
Patient safety improvement interventions in children's surgery: A systematic review
Macdonald AL, Sevdalis N
Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2016.
Learning from excellence in healthcare: a new approach to incident reporting
Kelly N, Blake S, Plunkett A
Archives of Disease in Childhood. 2016;101(9):788-91.
Rethinking medical ward quality
Pannick S, Wachter RM, Vincent C, Sevdalis N
BMJ. 2016;355:i5417.
Burden of Six Healthcare-Associated Infections on European Population Health: Estimating Incidence-Based Disability-Adjusted Life Years through a Population Prevalence-Based Modelling Study
Cassini A, Plachouras D, Eckmanns T, Abu Sin M, Blank H-P, Ducomble T, et al
PLoS Med. 2016;13(10):e1002150.
Awareness and implementation of nine World Health Organization’s patient safety solutions among three groups of healthcare workers in Oman
Al-Mandhari A, Al-Zakwani I, Al-Adawi S, Al-Barwani S, Jeyaseelan L
BMC Health Services Research 2016, 16 :533
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17 WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY
Encouraging employees to speak up to prevent infections: Opportunities to leverage quality improvement and care management processes
Julie Robbins, Ann Scheck McAlearney
American Journal of Infection Control 2016, 44(11): 1224-1230
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18 WORKFORCE PLANNING
Workforce for 21st-Century Health and Health Care
Steven H. Lipstein, MHA; Arthur L. Kellermann, MD, MPH
JAMA. 2016;316(16):1665
Training the Workforce for 21st-Century Science
Jeremy Berg, PhD; Freeman Hrabowski; Elias Zerhouni, MD
JAMA. 2016;316(16):1675
Global Employee Benefits Watch Report 2016/17
Do you want unique insight into the key trends in global benefits? Discover how to maximize your benefits spend through this comprehensive report from Thomsons Online Benefits.
Regional health workforce planning through action research: lessons for commissioning health services from a case study in Far North Queensland
Annette June Panzera, Richard Murray, Ruth Stewart et al
Australian Journal of Primary Health 22(1) 63-68
Spatial distribution of the supply of the clinical health workforce 2014: relationship to the distribution of the Indigenous population
AIHW 28 Nov 2016
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19 REPORTS OF INTEREST
The Australia We Want, First Report
The report provides the first ever benchmark of how Australia, and each State and Territory, is performing against values prioritised by leaders in the charities and not-for-profit sector.
Community Council for Australia, 27 October 2016
Flying Blind: Australian Consumers and Digital Health
Uma Srinivasan, Suresh Rao, Divya Ramachandran and David Jonas
Health Market Quality Research Program of CMCRC, October 2016
Major trauma mortality in rural and metropolitan NSW, 2009–2014: a retrospective analysis of trauma registry data
Michael M Dinh, Kate Curtis, Rebecca J Mitchell, et al
Med J Aust 2016; 205 (9): 403-407.
New Risk, New Business Models: Bearing Risk. New Entrants. Partnerships.
NEJM Catalyst November 11, 2016
Cancer screening in Australia by small geographical areas
AIHW 31 October 2016
Radiotherapy in Australia: report on the second year of a pilot collection 2014–15
AIHW 27 October 2016
Palliative care services in Australia 2016—tranche 2 (web pages update)
AIHW 19 Oct 2016
Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has developed an online interactive version of the Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation following the launch of the hardcopy atlas in November 2015.
Consent: Supported Decision-Making. A Guide to Good Practice
Royal College of Surgeons of England 2016
The SCOPE of Hospital Falls: A Systematic Mixed Studies Review
Taylor E, Hignett S
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal. 2016 July 1, 2016;9(4):86-109.
Soft Skills, Hard Benefits: Assessing the Key Predictors of Successful Hires
This eBook illustrates how soft skills can translate into hard benefits for your company.
Chief Learning Officer Magazine November 3, 2016
Sourcing Training Solutions: Best Practices for the Best Partnerships
Chief Learning Officer Magazine November, 2016
America’s Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety
The Joint Commission’s 2016 Annual Report
Local health and care planning: menu of preventative interventions
Public Health England, November 2016
What if NHS leaders were more representative of their patients?
The King's Fund, November 2016
Police and public health: innovation in practice: an overview of collaboration across England
Public Health England, November 2016
Policy changes to implement the NHS five year forward view: a progress report
The King's Fund, 27 October 2016
Volume Five 2016 Report on Finance, Services and Innovation, including Insurance
The Auditor-General of NSW, November 2016
Young-onset colorectal cancer in New South Wales: a population-based study
Stephen Boyce, Natasha Nassar, Cathy Yuen Yi Lee, et al
Med J Aust 2016; 205 (10): 465-470.
Anatomical Distributions of Skin Cancers in Queensland, Australia
Padmini Subramaniam, et al
JAMA Dermatology Published online 23 November 2016
Age of entitlement: age-based tax breaks
John Daley, Brendan Coates and William Young
Grattan Institute, November 2016
Public Hospitals: 2015–16 Audit Snapshot
In this report, we comment on the matters arising from the 2015–16 financial report audits of the 87 public hospitals that make up the hospital sector. We also assess the sector’s financial performance during 2015–16 and its sustainability risks as at 30 June 2016.
Victorian Auditor-General's Office 24 November 2016
Australia's mothers and babies 2014--in brief
AIHW 25 Nov 2016
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20 ABS REPORTS
3401.0 Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia, Sep 2016
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/3401.0?OpenDocument
4610.0 Water Account, Australia, 2014-15
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/4610.0?OpenDocument
4727.0.55.008 Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey: Consumption of Food Groups from the Australian Dietary Guidelines, 2012-13 (First Issue)
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/4727.0.55.008?OpenDocument
4727.0.55.009 Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey: Consumption of Added Sugars, 2012-13 (First Issue)
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/4727.0.55.009?OpenDocument
4839.0 Patient Experiences in Australia: Summary of Findings, 2015-16
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/4839.0?OpenDocument
5368.0 International Trade in Goods and Services, Australia, Sep 2016
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/5368.0?OpenDocument
5372.0.55.001 International Merchandise Trade: Confidential Commodities List, Oct 2016
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/5372.0.55.001?OpenDocument
5609.0 Housing Finance, Australia, Sep 2016
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/5609.0?OpenDocument
5655.0 Managed Funds, Australia, Sep 2016
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/5655.0?OpenDocument
5671.0 Lending Finance, Australia, Sep 2016
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/5671.0?OpenDocument
6202.0 Labour Force, Australia, Oct 2016
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/6202.0?OpenDocument
6226.0 Participation, Job Search and Mobility, Australia, February 2016
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/6226.0?OpenDocument
6345.0 Wage Price Index, Australia, Sep 2016
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/6345.0?OpenDocument
6427.0 Producer Price Indexes, Australia, Sep 2016 (Additional Information)
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/6427.0?OpenDocument
6467.0 Selected Living Cost Indexes, Australia, Sep 2016
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/6467.0?OpenDocument
7215.0 Livestock Products, Australia, Sept 2016
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/7215.0?OpenDocument
8501.0 Retail Trade, Australia, Sep 2016
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/8501.0?OpenDocument
8635.0 Tourist Accommodation, Australia, 2015-16
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/8635.0?OpenDocument
8755.0 Construction Work Done, Australia, Preliminary, Sep 2016
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/8755.0?OpenDocument
9314.0 Sales of New Motor Vehicles, Australia, October 2016
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/9314.0?OpenDocument
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BOOK RECOMMENDED
Strengthening the workforce to Support Community Living and Participation for Older Adults and People with Disabilities: Proceedings of a Workshop
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
As the demographics of the United States shift toward a population that is made up of an increasing percentage of older adults and people with disabilities, the workforce that supports and enables these individuals is also shifting to meet the demands of this population. To better understand how the nation’s workforce can be strengthened to meet these demands, the Health and Medicine Division and the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, convened a public workshop with support from multiple sponsors.
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