Privatisation in health care: theoretical considerations, current trends and future options.
Privatisation is once again back on the Australian political agenda. More significantly, privatisation has become an issue in the health care industry, following a proposal by the New South Wales government to privatise a public hospital in Port Macquarie. The main aims of this article are to discuss: the international move towards privatisation, the benefits of privatisation, the problems associated with privatisation in health care, and the potential health care services which could be privatised.
School of Health Services Management, University of New South Wales.
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