The Australian health care system is contributed by both the State and the federal government funding and is the solely responsible for the healthcare sector. Thus, making it difficult for the patients to navigate in between. Even though there are complexities, the universal healthcare system of Australia achieves a comparatively good result in an efficient way. As per the OECD average, the healthcare spending is Australia is about 8.8 percent of the GDP. The Life expectancy ranks sixth among all the OECD counties and it is 83 years. However, there are challenges in the rising chronic diseases and the Australian Healthcare system must act to improve through a balanced coordination with the patient care. There is a growing burden of rising from the chronic diseases (Oecd.org, 2018). The study will emphasize on the policy review related to the prevention of the chronic diseases and recommendations on the best option. This study will be aimed towards the governmental policy makers and the others that are willing to formulate and influence policy.
Chronic diseases have the persistent effects and long-lasting conditions. The economic and the social conditions have the consequences that can impact the quality of life of the patients. It is important to highlight that the chronic conditions are gaining priority in the healthcare sector and is a major priority for action. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reported 8 major groups of chronic diseases and it includes the mental health conditions, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiovascular disease, cancer, back pain, asthma and arthritis. The highlighting facts are as follows:
Chronic disease conditions are the rising causes of death, disability and illness among the Australians. The main issue is that the chronic disease conditions and the causes of the diseases are the biggest challenges for the Australian healthcare system. Along with the aged population, the rising cost of treatments and pharmaceuticals from the rising chronic disease conditions have led to an unprecedented strain within the Australian Healthcare system (Health.gov.au, 2018a).
Framework: the framework used here is a Policy triangle analysis. The triangle is a simplified representation of the complex set of inter-relationships and the 4 factors are considered separately. The four major factors here are: context, process, content, and Actors (organizations, groups and individuals) (Buse, Mays & Walt, 2012).
Issues with the existing policy- The major problems identified with the National Chronic Disease strategy (NCDS) is the lacked the implementation plans, infrastructure commitments and the funding commitments. Whereas the other major items that lacked is the lack of partnerships among the governments, national alignment to the strategies, and proper leadership and coordination (Health.gov.au, 2018b).
The key stakeholders in the involved problem- patients and their care givers along with the family members, patients with the chronic conditions, community members, consumer representatives, industry, researchers, academics, health professionals, clinical experts. Non-governmental organizations, peak bodies, territory and state governments (Health.gov.au, 2018b).
An alternative policy option will be called National Strategic Framework for Chronic conditions. This policy will be based on the principles of equity, collaboration, partnerships, access to high standards of healthcare, evidence-based care, person centered approaches, sustainability of the strategic planning process, transparency and accountability regarding decisions and responsibilities, shared responsibilities among all the parties involved (Health.gov.au, 2018c).
Enablers: The role of the enablers is identified and it will assist in achieving the targets and the vision of the policy. The enablers will take necessary actions and steps towards the risk of development of chronic diseases. The enablers will comprise of resources, technology, research, health literacy, health workforce, governance and leadership.
Objectives: The three major objectives that are identified here are: 1) targeting the priority populations, 2) provide appropriate, effective and efficient care in order to support the people that are suffering from the chronic conditions and it will lead to optimize the quality of life, 3) focus on the prevention strategies that will lead to healthier Australia.
Strategic priority areas: The strategic priority areas identified for this policy are as follows:
Objective 1 will focus on the prevention of health risks and focus on healthier Australia.
Objective 2 will focus on providing the appropriate, effective, efficient care to support people that are suffering from chronic conditions.
Objective 3 will focus on the targeted populations
The effectiveness of the policy will can be assessed by analyzing the following indicators:
Conclusion
From the above discussion it can be concluded that the Chronic diseases have the persistent effects and long-lasting conditions. The economic and the social conditions have the consequences that can impact the quality of life of the patients. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reported 8 major groups of chronic diseases and it includes the mental health conditions, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiovascular disease, cancer, back pain, asthma and arthritis. The new policy will provide three major objectives that are identified here are targeting the priority populations; provide appropriate, effective and efficient care in order to support the people that are suffering from the chronic conditions and it will lead to optimize the quality of life; focus on the prevention strategies that will lead to healthier Australia.
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