New ideas and analysis on health work, professions and governance.
When professionals are measured against sales and billing targets, the conflict goes deeper than profit versus ethics. Credence capture describes
Australia’s dermatology shortage is real, but its effects are intensified by systems that concentrate training, authority, employment and funding around
A Music Therapist can now be classified at the highest entry level under the federal Health Professionals Award while remaining
The NDIS initially proposed removing art therapy and music therapy from therapeutic supports because of concerns about evidence. An independent
Three ways into the ideas, frameworks and resources shaping HealthWorX Futures.
Insights
Seven Minute Sociology, working papers and real-world analysis on how health work is organised, valued and governed.
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Governance for Complexity
Ideas and frameworks for governing systems where risk, responsibility and knowledge cross organisational boundaries.
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Health Work Library
A collection of practical and analytical resources on professions, workforce, careers, capability, boundaries and regulation.
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A place to work with the ideas.
Explore courses, tools and collaborative spaces for people working on health workforce reform, professional boundaries, leadership and complex system change.
I work with governments, health systems, unions, professional bodies and organisations tackling workforce and governance problems that do not fit neatly inside existing structures.
When workforce reform keeps stalling
Roles have changed, capabilities have expanded — but funding, regulation, classification or institutional structures keep pulling the system back towards the status quo.
When careers no longer reflect the work
Work has become more complex, but career structures, classifications and remuneration have not kept pace.
When the problem crosses organisational boundaries
The issue is visible, but no single organisation owns it — and existing governance arrangements cannot see or respond to the whole system.
