Bob Davidson

TL;DR: The right to appropriate care at crucial points in the life course became a political necessity soon after the mid-20th century, as the right to suitable care became a social necessity for life as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: Bartlett and Le Grand as discussed by the authors argued that making government funding more contestable would not only enable the entry of good new providers and lead to exit of poorer ones, but would also create incentives that would change the behaviour of all providers, increasing the quality, equity of access, efficiency, responsiveness, and diversity of services, while making providers more accountable to both users and government.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors review some key characteristics of human services, managed markets, and FPOs, as a basis for examining the type of service providers that should and do operate in these markets, particularly in terms of the growing role of FPO.

TL;DR: This report examines how the prices set by the National Disability Insurance Agency are affecting disability support workers, and supporting development of a skilled, high-quality, and decently remunerated disability support workforce.

TL;DR: In Australia, the ageing of the population, coupled with other social and demographic changes, has underpinned significant growth in aged care in recent years, a development that is projected to continue during the first half of the 21st century.