Health & ageing
Access to the best possible health service is something every citizen aspires to for themselves and their family. Our health and ageing services are provided through a complex system of structures and providers. Demand for these services is growing and increasingly complex.
Change is occurring at all levels in the health and ageing system. Renegotiated funding and structural arrangements will be implemented over the next several years and the implications of the national health reforms will be considerable. The ongoing imperative of efficiency in service delivery and a system and behavioural shift to preventative health and positive ageing will continue to drive reforms.
To ensure that these changes lead to genuine, positive and enduring improvements, we need to answer the following questions:
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What governance structures will be most effective in an increasingly devolved system with heightened accountabilities?
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What strategies will help an informed citizenry to be actively involved in managing their own wellbeing and treatment?
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What are the most effective strategies for health workforce development and retention?
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How do we meet the needs of older people and people with a disability as responsibilities for these cohorts shift between the Commonwealth and states?
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How do we effectively support uptake of preventative health strategies, thereby reducing the burden of chronic disease?
Our values drive us to achieve positive influence with a strong emphasis on making a difference in this most complex of service systems.
Nous’ health and ageing sector team brings a unique combination of consulting expertise and deep experience across federal, state and local government, private and non-profit organisations. We make complex problems navigable. We have worked with policy-makers, service deliverers, management boards, regulators and insurers.
Our clients value our expertise in engaging stakeholders to build new approaches to long standing problems, understanding of the complex environment for service provision as well as the governance and organisational issues. Our sound evidence based approach alongside policy knowledge and strategic thinking brings new insights to our clients.
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Key people
Leanne Wallace
Principal
Service lines
- Business strategy
- Public policy
Richard Rawling
Principal
Service lines
- Organisational capability
Tim Orton
Managing Director
Service lines
- Public policy
- Business strategy
Gillian McFee
Senior Adviser
Service lines
- Business strategy
- Public policy
Jim Davidson
Senior Adviser
Service lines
- Public policy
- Business strategy
John Ballard
Senior Adviser
Service lines
- Business strategy
- Public policy
Penny Allbon
Senior Adviser
Service lines
- Public policy
Lea Thorpe
Principal
Service lines
- Leadership & people development
Marcus Harvey
Senior Consultant
Service lines
- Information management & technology
Sandy Forbes
Senior Consultant
Service lines
- Public policy
- Business strategy
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