Specialised Resources

Acts, Regulations and Legislation

Australasian Legal Information Institute (AUSTLII) ComLaw ComLaw, incorporating the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI) is the legal information retrieval system owned by the Australian Attorney-General's Department.

GovPubs Australian Government Publications Guide is a guide to selected types of Australian government publications, such as Acts, Hansards, Gazettes and Parliamentary Papers, located in Australia's National, State and Territory libraries or available on the Internet. WA State Law Publisher Free online access is available for all legislation, regulations, gazettes, etc.

Advisory Board Company

Advisory Board Company
WA Health Access to the ABC Site [intranet link]
The Advisory Board is a membership of 2,500 of the USA's largest and most progressive health systems and medical centers. The Advisory Board gathers data across and beyond the membership and publishes daily and weekly news services, 50 major studies and 3,000 customized research briefs each year on progressive management and clinical practices in health care. In general the research focuses on the best (and worst) demonstrated practices, helping member institutions benefit from one another's learning curves.

ARCHI

ARCHI
The Australian Resource Centre for Healthcare Innovation (ARCHI) is a knowledge sharing hub for Australian health professionals and health service managers that actively supports the learning process for health professionals involved in clinical service redesign initiatives around Australia.

Australian Standards

SAI Global Standards Australia  
Use the Department of Health link to access the full text of Australia standards.  Please note that the Department has a single user license for all of Health so it is important to log out once you have finished using the site.

Dictionaries

Stedman’s Medical Dictionary

National & WA Health Strategies & Priorities

Australian Department of Health and Ageing's Campaigns Australian Department of Health and Ageing's Health Priority Areas The National Health Priority Areas are cancer control, injury prevention and control, cardiovascular health, diabetes mellitus, mental health, asthma, and arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions. Australian Department of Health and Ageing National Medicines Policy

Australian Department of Health and Ageing's Programs & Initiatives National Public Health Partnership WA Aboriginal Health Strategy WA Mental Health Policy and Strategic Plan 2010 - 2020

Resource Lists

Pressure Ulcer Study Day - Resource lists for the SQuIRE Day. Articles and online resources

Statistics

Australian Bureau of Statistics Australian Bureau of Statistics - ABS@WA Gov Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

OECD Health Data 2009 The most comprehensive source of comparable statistics on health and health systems across OECD countries. It is an essential tool for health researchers and policy advisors for carrying out comparative analyses and drawing lessons from international comparisons of diverse health care systems. The database covers a wide range of policy relevant topics, from population health status and non-medical determinants of health to health care resources and their utilisation. Data are also collected on health insurance coverage and on health care within overall social protection systems.

Page last updated / reviewed: 12 November 2009
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