Australian Healthcare System

Running head: AUSTRALIAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
Australian Healthcare System
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AUSTRALIAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
Answer 1.
The Department of Health, Government of Australia is the body which sits at the helm of
the health care system in Australia. The body has its headquarters in Canberra, which is the seat
of the union government of Australia (Beta.health.gov.au 2018).
The main responsibilities of the body as far as healthcare system in Australia is
concerned are as follows:
1. Offering of medical benefit schemes to the people staying in Australia.
2. Providing pharmaceutical benefit schemes in Australai.
3. Providing financial resources to public hospital which are owned by the state and the territorial
government bodies.
4. Collaborating with healthcare and educational experts to ensure appropriate personnel
availability in the health sector of Australia.
Answer 2.
The following are the main bodis holding important posts in the healthcare systems of
Australia as far as the career of a medical massage therapist is concerned:
Agency Role Source How is it relevant to your
practice in massage?
1. Department of
Health,
Government of
Australia.
The apex
government body
in the healthcare
system in
Australia. It is the
organ of the
Government of
Australia which
makes the basic
policies and gives
directions on
which all the other
bodies of the
health care sector
functions.
https://beta.health.gov.au/
about-us/the-australian-
health-system
The body is relevant to the
profession of massage experts
because it makes laws to
support private and community
controlled healthcare systems
which also includes massage
provisions.
2. Therapeutic
Goods
Administration,
Government of
Asutralia
The Therapeutic
Goods
Administration is
the organ of the
Government of
Australia which
regulates
medicines,
medical devices,
http://www.tga.gov.au/ The profession of the massage
expert requires him to use a
variety of medical devices and
medicines, mostly external
medicines which providing
massage services. That is why
the body applies to the
profession of a massage expert.

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AUSTRALIAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
blood related
products and other
body parts related
products.
3. National Health
and Medical
Research Council,
Government of
Australia
The National
Health and
Medical Research
Council,
Government of
Australia is the
body which funds
medical research
in different
spheres in
Australia. The
body is an organ
by the
Commonwealth of
Australia
(Nhmrc.gov.au
2018).
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/ The field of massage requires
extensive research and subject
to continuous advancements in
medical science. The NHMRC
funds medical research and
bring aboyut advancement in
the field of therapy treatments
like massage. That is how
NHMRC applies to the
professionals of massage.
Answer 3.
Australia
n
Govern
ment
Departm
ent
Role Source of information How is it relevant to your
practice in massage?
1. The
Australia
n
Commis
sion on
Safety
and
Quality
in Health
Care
The Department with the
Australian Health
Department governs the
appropriateness of the
contracts pertaining to
safety and security of the
workers involved in the
projects.
https://
beta.health.gov.au/about-
us/the-australian-health-
system
The body makes policies
pertaining to safety and
security of workers
involved in the projects.
This means that the
injured workers may
require massage services
to recover from injuries.