‘Primary Care' Presentations at Emergency Departments - Rates and Reasons by Age and Sex (2008)
Siminski, P., Bezzina, A. J., Lago, L. P., Eagar, K.
'Primary care' presentations at Emergency Departments (EDs) have been the subject of much attention in recent years. This paper is a demographic analysis of such presentations in New South Wales EDs...
Trends in Primary Care Presentations at Emergency Departments in New South Wales (1999-2006) (2008)
Siminski, P., Bezzina, A. J., Lago, L. P., Eagar, K.
This paper examines trends in potential 'primary care' presentations at EDs, comparing these with other ED presentations and to primary care attendances in the community. Methods The study draws on...
Poulos, C., Simmonds, F., Eagar, K.
Utilizing a national benchmarking database for rehabilitation services to explore injury rehabilitation in Australia: 1. Australian Health Care system; 2. Rehabilitation following injury; 3....
Rehabilitation Services in Tasmania: current situation and future plans (2007)
The review has identified that there is a significant shortage of rehabilitation services in Tasmania. Further, as the population ages over the next decade, the need for rehabilitation will...
Westera, A., Stevermuer, Tara, Samsa, P., Quinsey, K., Owen, A., Marosszeky, N., ...
The NSW SAFTE Care Program is a pilot program, which targets older people living in the community who are at risk of presenting to an Emergency Department. It is based on the premise that by...
Options for the future of Veterans' Home Care (VHC) (2007)
Eagar, K., Green, J., Owen, A., Robinson, T., Siminski, P., Rostron, C., ...
This is the final report of an independent review for the Department of Veterans' Affairs of the capability of its Veterans' Home Care (VHC) Program and model to continue to meet the needs of...
Effective Caring: a synthesis of the international evidence on carer needs and interventions (2007)
Eagar, K., Owen, A., Williams, K., Westera, A., Marosszeky, N., England, R., ...
This report on Effective Caring aims to identify the needs of carers including the factors that sustain carers in their caring role, identify effective interventions and to develop and set out a...
Eagar, K., Owen, A., Marosszeky, N., Poulos, R.
The aim of the project was to recommend, for national use, validated and reliable instruments for measuring the dependency of people eligible for Australian Home and Community Care (HACC) services.
Eagar, K., Brewer, C., Collins, J., Fildes, D., Findlay, C., Green, J., ...
Victorian children enjoy, by both national and international standards, a high level of health and wellbeing. Nevertheless, there are important opportunities for improvement. To this end, the...
(Re)form with Substance? Restructuring and governance in the Australian health system 2004/05 (2005)
The Australian health system has been the subject of multiple reviews and reorganisations over the last twenty years or more. The year 2004-2005 was no different. This paper reviews the reforms,...
Eagar, K., Senior, K., Fildes, D., Quinsey, K., Owen, A., Yeatman, H., ...
Functional Screening and Behavioural Assessment in the NSW ATLAS Reform Project: How and Why? (2003)
Eagar, K., Senior, K., Fildes, D., Quinsey, K., Owen, A., Yeatman, H., ...
Functional Screening and Assessment: How and Why (2002)
This manual was developed by the Centre for Health Service Development at the University of Wollongong and funded by Queensland Health. It is designed to assist HACC services undertake a Tier 1 HACC...