Decentralizing health services in Australia.
During the past 15 years the district health services in some parts of Australia have been reorganized, with the development of coordinated programmes that provide services across hospital and community boundaries as well as continuity of care over prolonged periods. Some financial resources have been redirected from institutions to community-based services. The process has been so successful that district reorganization has now been implemented throughout New South Wales (population, 5.5 million) and elsewhere in Australia.
Lawson
J S
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School of Health Services Management, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia.
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