Primary Health Networks 8 PRIMARY HEALTH NETWORKS 8 Primary Health Care 1 Primary health networks

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Primary health networks
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Executive summary
Primary Health Network and local Health Districts are advocated worldwide as a central
to the delivery of a responsive, active high-quality and efficient health systems. Due to the
efficient integration of primary health network, Australia’s health system is considered one of the
best in the world that offers quality, safe, and affordable healthcare for all. However, with the
rise of globalization, the social solidity of numerous countries are under pressure and with health
system being a vital component of the design of modern societies they tend not to perform as
they should. There is a need for a health system to react better and quicker to the problems of a
changing world.Regarding the above statement, there has been a development of 31 Primary
Health Networks (PHN) in Australia established to provide proficiency and usefulness of
medical services for patients. Often, Primary Health Network aims at improving patients who are
at the menace of poor health results. As a result, the report seeks to illustrate the significant role
played by primary health network and local health districts. The story will compare and contrast
various functions of Local Health District and Primary Health Network. In a like manner, it will
discuss the particular challenges which may emerge from new arrangements and finally make
recommendations for improvements in the future.

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Introduction
The landscape of health difficulties is endlessly changing in a manner which was partly
projected and at a rate that was exclusively unpredicted. Indeed, ageing and the outcomes of
poorly managed development and globalization have enhanced the global spread of infectious
illnesses and raised the affliction of lasting and non-communicable ailments. Health systems are
therefore not isolated from the rapid pace of revolution and renovation which is an indispensable
part of modern globalization. In response to the challenge of a changing world, there is an
establishment of Primary Health Network and Local Health District to cater for health needs
(Osborn et al. 2015). Primary Health Network target to improve harmonization of care to
guarantee that patients obtain veracious attention in the right place and at the accurate time. PHN
is essential health care grounded on useful, systematically sound and publically conventional
tactics and technology that are generally available to persons and relatives in the community via
involvement at a cost affordable to them (Peck ham et al., 2015). On the other hand, Local
Health District refers to a government organization which is on the front line of public health.
Indeed, LHD, emanate from expectations by individuals that government ought to put into place
a selection of general strategies to deal with health issues such as those posed by urbanization,
climate change, gender refinement, and social stratification.
Background
Health systems are often thought of consisting of health services such as health
promotion and acute care. However, the extent of success of this organization depends heavily
on how well they are supported and organized. Every organization promoting primary health
care requires a well –organized and resourced corporate support functions to ensure adequate
services to the community. Most of the significant barrier to facilitate sustainable fundamental