| | Primary health care systems are needed to address complex health issues and function in the context of composite governance systems that are not always supportive of this purpose. In Australia, as in many other parts of the world, sophisticated partnerships between organisations, professions and jurisdictions have been developed to create more coordinated and integrated systems of primary health care that are better equipped to address the problems requiring attention. Part 1 of this special issue attempts to provide a balanced illustration of the key issues in developing and sustaining partnerships across the primary health care sector. It covers such issues as the development of health policy, the role of regional governance structures in primary health care reform, the partnership experience (including case studies), the process of developing a national partnership, service coordination, and the influence of Federally subsidised programs. The theme of the special issue is continued in part 2, to be published in issue 4 of the Australian Journal of Primary Health. | |
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