The Primary Health Care SIG aims are to:
- Advocate for a national primary health care policy;
- Advance primary health care policy, programs and practice;
- Facilitate information exchange and supporting development of
policy and program development at State/Territory and Commonwealth
levels;
- Provide networking opportunities for workforce and research into practice;
- Advance the establishment and funding of publicly funded community health and primary health care services;
- Develop understanding of the operation of comprehensive primary
health care contribution to building of capacity in the primary health
care sector
Objectives:
- Facilitate the preparation and delivery of periodic seminars and
workshops, discussion/issues papers and conference papers for members
and other stakeholders;
- Participate in the development of primary health care policy in Australia and overseas;
- Contribute to the gathering of an evidence base to inform and
improve primary health care in Australia to inform and aid best practice
nationally;
- Develop PHAA policies to support primary health care in Australia;
- Collaborate with other stakeholders to advance our aims.