SWOT Analysis of Health Care Systems in Australia

SWOT Analysis 1
Health care systems in Australia

SWOT Analysis 2
Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
SWOT Analysis Grid.......................................................................................................................4
Strengths..........................................................................................................................................4
Implement of ATAPS program....................................................................................................4
Medicare scheme in Australia......................................................................................................5
Advanced technology...................................................................................................................5
Advanced scheme for Pharmacy..................................................................................................5
Additional government programs................................................................................................6
Weakness.........................................................................................................................................6
Lack of healthcare services in rural area......................................................................................6
Does not cover entire medicines under Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme....................................6
Increasing rate of death in Australia............................................................................................6
Health behaviour and risk factors................................................................................................7
Opportunities...................................................................................................................................7
Increasing the awareness about healthcare..................................................................................7
Improvement in the technology...................................................................................................7
Strengthening Medicare system...................................................................................................8
Opportunities for economic growth.............................................................................................8

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Threats.............................................................................................................................................8
Incapability to resolve the issue of rural areas.............................................................................8
Threat of new policies in health and care system........................................................................8
Additional costs of new technology.............................................................................................8
Australians losing control of Australia........................................................................................9
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................9
References......................................................................................................................................10

SWOT Analysis 4
Introduction
Australian Health Care system is defined under this report through SWOT analysis. It will entail
the four major components of a SWOT analysis, which are strengths, weakness, opportunities,
and threats which will be defined in the context of Australian health care system. There are two
factors which influence the heath care system i.e. internal and external factors. Moreover this
analysis defines more on the parts of Australian care system and provides the better
understanding about them in depth manner. Thus, SWOT analysis not only represents the detail
of positive and negative aspect of the Australian health care system but also demonstrates the
way of delivery of health and improvement in the system of Australian Health Care.