Tue 22nd Apr 2025
2025 Election: Parties’ Health Scorecard
“There is much talk of Health Policy coming into this election and all parties have committed to major spending across many areas,” said Dr Tim Woodruff, Vice-President, Doctors Reform Society. “However, the delivery of better health outcomes for all Australians is not simply sorted by feeding money into an archaic 40-year-old funding model. Reform is needed and has been largely ignored by the major parties.”
“If progressive independents, Teals, and Greens hold the balance of power we may see genuine reform soon,” said Dr Woodruff. “If Labor is returned perhaps the reforms they have been working on but have no apparent plans to implement might eventually see daylight. There is nothing to suggest the Coalition wants progressive reform.”
| Party | Coalition | Labor | Greens |
| Scores 0-5 | |||
| Affordable Timely Access to Care | |||
| · GP | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| · Comprehensive Integrated Primary Care | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| · Allied Health | ? | 3 | 4 |
| · Mental Health | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| · Dental | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| · Specialist (Non GP) Appointments (Hospital/Private) | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| · Elective Surgery | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Addressing Social Determinants of Health
i.e. how our society addresses the structures we put in place or ignore, which impact health outcomes |
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| · Climate change | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| · Poverty | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| · Inequity | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| · Education | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| · Affordable Safe Housing | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Dr Tim Woodruff, Vice President, Ph 0401042619