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A major new alliance in Australian healthcare: the Australian consensus framework for ethical collaboration in the healthcare sector
Author(s) -
Lipworth Wendy,
Fitzpatrick Jane,
Cosenza Adrian,
Kerridge Ian,
Subramanian Peter,
Verhoeven Alison,
Wells Leanne
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/imj.14861
Subject(s) - alliance , health care , medicine , public relations , health sector , economic growth , health services , political science , environmental health , population , law , economics
The 'Australian Consensus Framework for Ethical Collaboration in the Healthcare Sector' (ACF) is an Australian initiative aimed at countering dysfunction and growing mistrust in the health sector through the development of a cross‐sectoral consensus framework. The development of this framework arose from Australia's involvement in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperative (APEC) and has since become the largest of its kind internationally, with over 70 signatories representing professional bodies, industry organisations, hospital and health services associations, regulators and patient and advocacy groups. In this article, we describe and critique the framework and outline its implementation.