Key challenges

The health and community industry faces structural and societal challenges. The pressures are deep, are enduring, and affect every one of us.

Australia’s ageing population is becoming increasingly disproportionate to the working age population. In 2013, the population aged over 65 was 14% – by 2053, it is projected that this will exceed 21%, placing exponential demands on our health services.

The increasing acute and chronic disease burden is expanding the complexity for care and support needs throughout the primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary health and community sectors.

Biomedical, pharmaceutical and technological advances are offering better treatment options and workflow efficiencies however, leveraging these advances requires higher capital expenditure, putting pressure on budgets.

Vast gaps in health outcomes are drawn across socio-economic groups and regions. Access to care frequently depends on where patients are lucky enough to live, as opposed to their health needs.

Workforce fatigue is commonplace. Years managing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, governance and funding reforms, increased oversight and a litigious landscape plus increasing mergers and acquisitions (especially in community and aged care) are stressors that are placing an enormous burden on workers. Additionally, challenges attracting and retaining workers is resulting in increased competition between healthcare providers.

Why Prominence? We know that maximising community health and wellbeing requires collaborative responses.

How we help

We understand that patient care and outcomes are the most important concern of our clients. We know that maximising community health and wellbeing requires collaborative responses.

Our team consists of multidisciplinary AHPRA-registered clinicians and healthcare leaders. Our consultants include psychologists, nurses, counsellors, medical officers, public health practitioners and experienced public health sector professionals. All have deep experience throughout the acute, disability, community and aged care sectors. Along with our clients, we are driven to improve patient care and outcomes.

Drawing on years of frontline experience, our specialist consultants navigate solutions to the complex and singular problems faced by the health and community sectors.

View our Health and Community sector capability statement.

Why Prominence? Our team consists of multidisciplinary AHPRA-registered clinicians and healthcare leaders.

Why select us

Prominence’s authentic understanding of Australia’s healthcare environment and the social determinants of health and wellbeing ensures we are best placed solve complex health and community challenges.

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