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Labor and the opposition are in furious agreement, each committing to boost funding for Medicare to stop the decline in the number of GPs bulk billing.But what was behind the fall in the first place and can $8.5 billion fix it? Today, health economist Stephen Duckett on how the bulk billing incentive policy could work and whether your GP is about to offer bulk billing. Featured:Stephen Duckett, Honorary Enterprise Professor in the School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Includes Oz Clarke OBE; Nyetimber's chief winemaker, Cherie Spriggs; Stephen Duckett of Hundred Hills winery; Romain Ott of Château Léoube, Emanuel Pesqueira, group head of wine for Gordon Ramsay restaurants and Hannah Crosbie, author of ‘Corker'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David chats to Stephen Duckett, whose dream of producing top quality English sparkling wine led him and wife Fiona to a grassy valley in The Chilterns, where they started from scratch to establish Hundred Hills. Wines featured: Raimes English Sparkling Classic Brut 2018 (gold and a trophy) Hattingley Valley Wines Classic Reserve Brut NV (gold) Roebuck Estates Rosé De Noirs Brut 2017 (silver) Gusbourne Reserve Late Disgorged Brut 2015 (silver) Langham Wine Estate Corallian Classic Cuvée Extra Brut NV (silver) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Stephen Duckett, health policy & management, ex Grattan Institute asks the question- have we lost the plot on our COVID messaging ? Follow us on twitter -Macca @daviddmacca Tass @Tass1959 Todd Joe... LEARN MORE The post Stephen Duckett on Covid Messaging appeared first on Saturday Magazine.
Stephen Duckett, Health and Aged Care Program Director at Grattan Institute talks about federal Labor's first major health election campaign announcement, offering an innovative solution in at least 50 new urgent... LEARN MORE The post Stephen Duckett appeared first on Saturday Magazine.
Dr. Stephen Duckett, health economist, former Secretary of the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, and current Health and Aged Care Program Director at the Grattan Institute, discusses the federal health budget and its potential impacts on aged care, primary care, and hospitals; Dr Sharma canvasses Maeve's Law and the implications for the treatment of mitochondrial disease in children; and the team canvass the recent trend of blue tongued gym junkies. With presenters Panel Beater and Dr Sharma.Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/radiotherapyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RadiotherapyOnTripleR/Twitter: https://twitter.com/_radiotherapy_Instagram: https://instagram.com/radiotherapy_tripler
Every year 2 million Australian adults don't get dental care when they need it because they can't afford it, according to the Grattan Institute.
The challenges for aged care workers have been in the spotlight throughout the pandemic, from staff shortages to low wage,s and a lack of time to spend with residents.
What needs to be done to improve the care in aged care.
Ruok with Street Racing and blaming it on the cops or finding out where a meteor came from? With flaws in Canada's healthcare system more prevalent than ever, should we be looking to other countries for ideas on how to fix it? Health policy expert Stephen Duckett tells us how Australia's two-tier health care system works. How does it compare to ours, what do wait times look like, and he gives us insight into long-term care. Handy Andy is the first in Canada to review Samsungs tiny but powerful projector. We take a look at the potential Tv-killing machine, the top-earning YouTubers, and DIY solutions to fix your phone. HEY, DO YOU LIKE PODCASTS? Why not subscribe to ours? find it on Apple, Google, Spotify & Curiouscast.ca See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In May 2021, the Federal Government announced a $18 billion package in response to the findings of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. Eighty thousand additional home care packages were announced to help reduce the significant waiting lists. But has this been enough to help provide care to some of our most vulnerable community members? Kat Clay, Head of Digital Communications, and Stephen Duckett, Health and Aged Care Program Director, discuss his new report on how to further improve home care.
With Australia racing towards the 80 per cent vaccination target, a fresh fight has broken out between the states and territories and the Commonwealth, this time over hospital funding. The states and territories wrote to the Federal Government asking it to agree to a 50-50 split for hospital funding but the Health Minister Greg Hunt has rejected those requests.
Economics is called the dismal science in part because it is about hard choices — situations where we can't have our cake and eat it too. Last year it seemed as if COVID wasn't one of them. Keeping the virus at bay gave Australia one of the world's lowest death tolls and one of its shortest recessions. The Delta variant changed that and made the "costs" of fighting the pandemic much harder to bear. The Economists discusses the "trade offs" of the pandemic and the road ahead. Guests: Stephen Duckett, Health and Aged Care Program Director, Grattan Institute Peter Harris, Former Productivity Commission chair, former CEO, National COVID-19 Coordination Commission Advisory Board
As covid case numbers rise in New South Wales and Victoria the Federal Government remains firmly focused on the path towards reopening the country.
With NSW and Victoria in lockdown, cases rising every day, protesters clashing in the streets, and Delta reaching our most vulnerable remote communities, you might be feeling that the only light at the end of the tunnel is the successful vaccination rollout to Australia. But even the modelling around vaccinations is fraught with differing opinions. At what point should Australia open up? 70% vaccination rate? 80%? Should we even come out of lockdowns if we reach these targets? Listen to Stephen Duckett, Health and Aged Care Program Director in conversation with Kat Clay, Head of Digital Communications, about what's going on with Australia's vaccine rollout. For more information, visit: https://grattan.edu.au/
Health program director at the Grattan Institute, Dr Stephen Duckett, says demand for the vaccine has "gone through the roof" due to Victoria's latest COVID-19 outbreak. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Australia’s vaccine rollout has been a train-wreck. Missed deadlines. A lack of transparency. Not to mention, expensive. And data published by The Age and Sydney Morning Herald suggest that a third of Australians are hesitant about getting vaccinated. A lack of information and confusing messages about who can get vaccinated, where, and when, have left everyday Australians reluctant to get the jab. Join Kat Clay, Head of Digital Communications, in discussion with Stephen Duckett, Health and Aged Care Program Director, on how to fix Australia's COVID vaccine rollout. Donate to Grattan: https://grattan.edu.au/donate
Dr Stephen Duckett, health economist, former Secretary of the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, and current Health and Aged Care Program Director at the Grattan Institute, discusses the federal health budget and its potential impacts on aged care and mental health; and the team unpack the ongoing coronavirus crisis in India, and explore the benefits of being a polymath. With presenters Panel Beater, Dr Sharma, and Dr Neo.Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/radiotherapyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RadiotherapyOnTripleR/Twitter: https://twitter.com/_radiotherapy_Instagram: https://instagram.com/radiotherapy_tripler
As of Tuesday, only 920,334 doses of the coronavirus vaccine have been administered - a fraction of the four million doses the Morrison government had promised by end-March. The rollout's complications and failures have sparked a backlash from some GPs, pharmacists, and states. The federal government says the problems are mainly supply issues – notably, the failure of millions of doses to arrive from overseas. Also, CSL has had trouble quickly ramping up its production. At the same time, there have been glitches in the logistics of delivery to doctors and the states. This week Stephen Duckett joins the podcast to critique the rollout. Currently director of the health and aged care programme at the Grattan Institute, he was formerly secretary of the federal health department and so has seen the health bureaucracy from the inside. Duckett is highly critical of how the rollout has gone, with the government over-hyping expectations. "The government hasn't met a single one of its targets so far. They had targets about four million people by the end of March. They had a target, about more than 500,000 residential aged care workers and residents by mid-March. "Now, sure, it's the biggest logistic exercise we have ever seen, but the government has had eight months or so to prepare for it. "I think the government should have set reasonable targets. It should have said, look, we know it's really, really important to get the vaccine rollout started, but we are reliant on overseas." "The prime minister said he wanted to under promise and over deliver. He did the reverse." One issue Duckett identifies has been the politicisation of the process. "There's been a huge number of vaccine announcements. Every micro-possibility has been wrung out of every announcement. We've got photos of vaccines coming off planes. We've got announcements that we're thinking about having a contract." "I think[...]the commonwealth initially thought it was all going to go very smoothly and they'd coast into the election very, very comfortably on the back of a successful vaccination rollout programme. "So I think it had a political overlay from the start."
После нормализације међународног саобраћаја са прекоморским суседом, здравствени стручњаци кажу да ће отварање међународних граница Аустралије зависити од брзине којом се буде одвијао програм вакцинације, као и од стварања колективног имунитета. Међутим, поједини експерти сумњају да Аустралија може да створи такав вид имунитета на ковид у блиској будућности...
B117, N501Y, P1 - these are the labels for new variants of the COVID-19 virus that have led to new waves of infection in the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Brazil and are now spreading around the world. Studies suggest that these variants could be substantially more infectious and possibly more lethal than the early COVID-Sars-2 strains. Most worrying, the mutations that characterize these variants may reduce the effectiveness of the long awaited vaccines leading to new surges in cases, more deaths, and forcing vaccination efforts to achieve levels of mass inoculation that are a public health nightmare. In light of the ongoing threat of COVID-19, some infectious disease experts are pushing for what is being called a “Zero Covid” strategy to bring the pandemic to an end. They say that countries like Australia and New Zealand have proven it is possible to all but eliminate the virus and the rest of the world needs to follow their example. They argue that strict, comprehensive, and long-lasting lockdowns that bring COVID cases close to zero is the best way to deal with the original strains of the virus and head off the even greater threat posed by the new variants. Critics of an elimination strategy say that the kind of lockdowns it envisions are based on an irrational, overly fearful reaction to a pathogen that is no riskier than influenza for the vast majority of the population. They say that lockdowns are causing long term harms that far outweigh the public health impact of COVID-19. Countries which have tried to eliminate the virus have sacrificed the well being of their societies and economies for the epidemiological pipedream of zero Covid. The right approach is one based on learning how to live with COVID and managing the threats it poses to the elderly and vulnerable. Arguing for the motion is Stephen Duckett, the Health Program Director at the Grattan Institute in Melbourne Australia and the co-author of the “Australia should go for zero COVID-19 cases” report. Arguing against the motion is Simon Thornley, an epidemiologist at the University of Auckland and a member of New Zealand's COVID Plan B, a multidisciplinary group of experts pushing for a modified response to the pandemic. Sources: KHOU-11, BBC, CBC, Leading Britain's Conversation, CovidPlanB Webinar, Sky News, Stuff, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 9 News Australia The host of the Munk Debates is Rudyard Griffiths - @rudyardg. Tweet your comments about this episode to @munkdebate or comment on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/munkdebates/ To sign up for a weekly email reminder for this podcast, send an email to podcast@munkdebates.com. To support civil and substantive debate on the big questions of the day, consider becoming a Munk Member at https://munkdebates.com/membership Members receive access to our 10+ year library of great debates in HD video, a free Munk Debates book, newsletter and ticketing privileges at our live events. This podcast is a project of the Munk Debates, a Canadian charitable organization dedicated to fostering civil and substantive public dialogue - https://munkdebates.com/ The Munk Debates podcast is produced by Antica, Canada's largest private audio production company - https://www.anticaproductions.com/ Executive Producer: Stuart Coxe, CEO Antica Productions Senior Producer: Christina Campbell Editor: Kieran Lynch Producer: Marilyn Mazurek Associate Producer: Abhi Raheja
Dr Stephen Duckett, Health Program Director at the Grattan Institute, told 3AW Breakfast there was one key factor in making that a reality. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dr. Stephen Duckett joins from Melbourne to discuss what's worked, and what work remains, with Australia's COVID-19 response. University of Toronto Law and Bioethics professor Trudo Lemmens explains why he's concerned with Bill C7 - Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying legislation. Legendary ice bather John Mark Earle (literally) takes us into Peace River on the one year anniversary of his first polar bear swim. And eight-time World Champion boxer Jelena Mrdjenovich checks in minutes before her weigh-in, ahead of her title defence against Paola Torres in Los Angeles.
Dr. Stephen Duckett, Director of the Health program at Grattan Institute, explains why Australians are already back to hosting dinner parties, their masks packed away in their sock drawers. Dr. Duckett also looks back on the famous "cookie incident" that led to his dismissal as CEO of Alberta Health Services in 2010.
Health Program Director at the Grattan Institute, Dr Stephen Duckett, says the state's success stands out across the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It was the 18th century philosopher Voltaire who once said; ‘“The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.” And, with the Federal Budget’s delivery in health funding of a record $115.5 billion in 2020–21- and $467 billion over the forward estimates-there’s more than enough to amuse ourselves with here at Think Business Futures.It’s a lot of money, a dizzying amount, but what are the real stories behind that wall of zeroes? Joining me today to pull apart the portfolio is Dr Stephen Duckett, Health Program Director at the Grattan Institute and former Departmental Secretary to the Australian Government Department of Human Services and Health from 1994 to 1996.
With this week’s release of the historic 2020 Federal Budget, economic stimulus seems to be all about high-vis and hard hats. But what about the hardest hit? In this podcast, three Grattan Institute experts give their extended take on what can only be described as one of the most significant budgets of our generation. Listen to Danielle Wood, Grattan's CEO, Marion Terrill, Transport and Cities Program Director, and Stephen Duckett, Health Program Director, as they evaluate the 2020 Federal Budget.
Health Program Director at the Grattan Institute, Dr Stephen Duckett, says "it's still early days" for COVID-19 vaccine development. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
COVID-19 is the biggest issue of our age, and one of the biggest questions is how can we best fight coronavirus? Can we realistically get to zero active cases in Australia? Or should we just let it rip? On today's podcast, Stephen Duckett discusses his new report "Go for zero: how Australia can get to zero COVID-19 cases", the Victorian roadmap to COVID Normal, and how other states can do the same, with Paul Austin. You can read the report in discussion free online: https://grattan.edu.au/report/how-australia-can-get-to-zero-covid-19-cases/
Health Program Director at the Grattan Institute, Dr Stephen Duckett, explains See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
JB chatted with Prof. Stephen Duckett - director of the health program at the Grattan Institute, all about whether Australia should be going for an elimination strategy of COVID-19 as opposed to the current suppression strategy. Find out more details by catching up now!
After months of restrictions, footy's finally back at the MCG and the politicians are back in Canberra. Stephen Duckett from the Grattan Institute talks about what's going back to the status quo and what's changed in health, government and other areas of life. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Australia has done better than most countries in limiting the spread of COVID-19. The health crisis is not over, but attention is now turning to the ‘road out’ of the economic shutdown. There are lots of uncertainties. What are the costs of relaxing too late – or too early? Should schools be reopened, and under what conditions? What parts of the economy should be taken out of lockdown, in what order, and with what changes? How much should we prioritise restoring social activities? Well before governments imposed restrictions, many people started spatial distancing. Irrespective of what governments permit, recovery depends on whether individuals choose to go back to work and to resume social activities. As with the COVIDsafe app, much depends on whether governments can win back public trust. In this Grattan Webinar recording, a panel of policy experts provided perspective on these questions, and nominate Australia’s best strategy from here. Featuring John Daley, Marion Terrill, Stephen Duckett, Brendan Coates and Paul Austin.
Time to lift the lid or time to keep restrictions? Stephen Duckett from the Grattan Institute joins the show to talk about the underlying positions influencing Australia's pandemic politics. Tom Minear also talks with James about restarting the AFL and the status of Mothers' Day. Get the latest updates at https://www.heraldsun.com.au/coronavirus See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
How capable are Australia's hospitals and healthcare systems of handling COVID19?This week on the program, host Max Tillman is joined by Stephen Duckett, The Health Program Director at The Grattan Institute, Prabhu Sivabalan, Associate Dean of Engagement at the University of Technology Sydney, and Rosalie Viney, Director of the Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation at the University of Technology Sydney to talk about the risks our hospitals face when dealing with a pandemic.
Australia’s 1950s-style, GP-centric primary care model is not fit to respond to the increased prevalence of chronic disease — and now we know it’s not fit to respond to an infectious disease pandemic either. Stephen Duckett, Health Program Director, discusses how the coronavirus crisis is highlighting the cracks in the healthcare system, and what we can learn from the NHS response to the pandemic. Hosted by Paul Austin. The article discussed in this week's podcast is available on our website here: https://grattan.edu.au/news/coronavirus-crisis-exposes-fundamental-flaws-in-our-healthcare-system/
Private health insurance has changed dramatically over the past few decades, and young and healthy people are dropping out (or not joining). Something has to change. Can we cut private hospital costs? Can we stem the flow of surprise bills from greedy doctors? Will that be enough to save private health insurance? Listen to Stephen Duckett, Grattan Institute Health Program Director, and Jo Root, Policy Director of the Consumers Health Forum of Australia, discuss whether private health insurance can be saved from the jaws of death. To read the reports in discussion: Saving Private Health 1: https://grattan.edu.au/report/saving-private-health-1/ Saving Private Health 2: https://grattan.edu.au/report/saving-private-health-2/
Dr Stephen Duckett is an economist and Health Program Director at the Grattan Institute. He has held top operational and policy leadership positions in health care in Australia and Canada, including as Secretary of what is now the Commonwealth Department of Health. He has a reputation for creativity, evidence-based innovation and reform in areas ranging from the introduction of activity-based funding for hospitals to new systems of accountability for the safety of hospital care. He is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science. Today we discuss the Grattan Institutes State Orange Book 2018: Policy priorities for State and Territories. We discuss the health system spending and variation between states and territories, health system sustainability, waiting lists and the growing need for innovation in health care delivery. https://grattan.edu.au/report/state-orange-book-2018/
A conversation with Health Program Director, Stephen Duckett. A new Code of Conduct for doctors has been drafted by the Medical Board of Australia. Entitled Good Medical Practice it covers issues for the medical profession in Australia such as the fees they charge, the way they deal with patients, and the ethics they practice. But have they got it right?
A conversation with Stephen Duckett on his latest report. Australia could save $1.5 billion a year on health spending by improving the safety of patient care. Safer hospital care doesn’t just reduce harm to patients, it saves money for taxpayers and frees up beds so other patients can be treated.
A conversation with Hal Swerissen and Stephen Duckett on their latest report. Primary care policy needs an overhaul to ensure all Australians, especially the poor and the elderly, get the best possible health care. Many poorer Australians can't afford to go to a GP when they need to or a dentist when they should, and people in rural and remote areas find it too hard to get to a pharmacist or medical specialist.
Event podcast: At this State of Affairs event, Stephen Duckett, Health Program Director at Grattan Institute presented data on the costs of complication rates and potential new strategies to reduce adverse events based on a forthcoming report on hospital safety.
Event podcast: In this Policy Pitch event, Stephen Duckett, Health Program Director at Grattan Institute presented data on the costs of complication rates and potential new strategies to reduce adverse events. He was joined by Associate Professor Jill Sewell, chair of the Victorian Clinical Council and Dr Linda Swan, Chief Medical Officer for Medibank to discuss how strategies might work in the public and private sectors.
A conversation with Health Program Director, Stephen Duckett. One in nine patients who go into hospital suffers a complication, and the risk varies dramatically depending on the hospital. An extra 250,000 patients would leave hospital complication-free each year if all hospitals lifted their performance to match the best 10 per cent of hospitals. A Grattan Institute Report Podcast.
A conversation with Health Program Director, Stephen Duckett. Australia needs to reform the way we collect and use information about patient safety, to reduce the risk of more tragedies in our hospitals. The system is awash with data, but the information is poorly collated, not shared with patients, and often not given to doctors.
Dr Stephen Duckett, health program director at the Grattan Institute, on the election result as it stands and how health policy factors in
Dr Stephen Duckett, health program director at the Grattan Institute, on the election result as it stands and how health policy factors in
Edmonton Journal feature writer Sheila Pratt talks about Stephen Duckett, the President of Alberta Health Services