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Sustainability of Australian healthcare is not assured. Health costs as a fraction of GDP continue to outstrip inflation, as demands spike from an ageing population and prolonged health crises stretch… Click to show full abstract
Sustainability of Australian healthcare is not assured. Health costs as a fraction of GDP continue to outstrip inflation, as demands spike from an ageing population and prolonged health crises stretch budgets. Meanwhile, available resources plateau from reductions in the proportional taxpayer and private insurance base. To ensure a sustainable future, utilization of non-capital and capital resources in surgery need careful planning to maximize beneficence, mitigate workforce burnout and prepare for crises that further burden finite resources.
Journal Title: Anz Journal of Surgery
Year Published: 2022
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