Football NSW is the biggest Australian state body for association football (soccer) and a member of the national governing body, Football Federation Australia (FFA). The Board of Football NSW engaged Pacific Strategy Partners to perform a review of its strategy and governance with a view to improving organisational performance and member satisfaction.
Despite the comprehensive NHHRC review little seems to have changed in the health debate. While its goals were laudable, we seem to be sliding inexorably into a consensus that its all about more money, despite evidence that pumping cash into an unreformed system is doomed to fail.
Reforming health is hard, and will only be delivered by thousands of initiatives to drive performance improvement not big ideas or spin. Done right using management tools common in other sectors, this can deliver improved health outcomes with no increase in delivery costs.
We commend the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission (NHHRC) for producing a comprehensive review of the issues and options facing the Australian health system. While we support the overarching themes of the report, we would like to provide feedback on selected reform directions.
The Australian Government commissioned a Review to examine the impact of the Wills Review on the Health & Medical Research (HMR) sector in Australia. Eight members of the Pacific Strategy team were key members of an integrated secretariat team that applied the fact based problem solving discipline to the issues confronting the Review.
Investment in health and medical research generates significant returns both in terms of health benefits - longevity and increased quality of life for Australians; and economic benefits through increased knowledge-based jobs and economic activity.
At the end of 2003, the Federal Government established a committee to review funding for health and medical research in Australia.
