The Department of Veterans' Affairs commissioned the University of Sydney to identify the client and service factors associated with the Community Nursing program achieving its primary aim of enabling veterans to stay at home as long as possible, avoiding early admission to hospital or residential care. The research purpose was to use the findings to strengthen the program by informing potential program improvements.
A reform package in the 2018–19 Budget provided funding to further improve our dental and allied health services through a number of initiatives. Below are reports relating to the Treatment Cycle Evaluation and Desktop Analysis of Alternative Funding Models for Allied Health Services.
As part of the 2015-16 Budget, the Australian Government committed the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) to review its dental and allied health funding arrangements.
Conducted by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) in 2002, this report summarises the results of a study which examined the characteristics and service profile of recipients of Community Aged Care Packages (CACPs) who held a DVA gold or white card and compared this group and those who did not have a DVA gold or white card. It is based on an analysis of data collected through a census of CACP care recipients.
