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Acts, Regulations and Legislation

Attorney-General's Department

Australasian Legal Information Institute (AUSTLII)

ComLaw
ComLaw, incorporating the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI) is the legal information retrieval system owned by the Australian Attorney-General's Department.

GovPubs
Australian Government Publications Guide is a guide to selected types of Australian government publications, such as Acts, Hansards, Gazettes and Parliamentary Papers, located in Australia's National, State and Territory libraries or available on the Internet.

WA State Law Publisher From 1 July 2004, free online access is available for all legislation, regulations, gazettes, etc.

Advisory Board Company

Advisory Board Company
WA Health Access to the ABC Site (intranet link)
The Advisory Board is a membership of 2,500 of the USA's largest and most progressive health systems and medical centers. The Advisory Board gathers data across and beyond the membership and publishes daily and weekly news services, 50 major studies and 3,000 customized research briefs each year on progressive management and clinical practices in health care. In general the research focuses on the best (and worst) demonstrated practices, helping member institutions benefit from one another's learning curves.

Anatomy.tv

Anatomy.tv
A dynamic interactive multi-media overview of human anatomy - from head to toe! This interactive resource contains than 20 learning and teaching modules covering basic human anatomy and focusing on one or more areas of the body. Also includes a study guide and test bank.

ARCHI

ARCHI
The Australian Resource Centre for Healthcare Innovation (ARCHI) is a knowledge sharing hub for Australian health professionals and health service managers that actively supports the learning process for health professionals involved in clinical service redesign initiatives around Australia.

Australian Standards

SAI Global  Standards Australia  
Use the Department of Health link to access the full text of Australia standards.  Please note that the Department has a single user license for all of Health so it is important to log out once you have finished using the site.

Dictionaries

Stedman’s Medical Dictionary

Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS)

This is available online from 1 November and no longer sent as a print document.

National & WA Health Strategies & Priorities

Australian Department of Health and Ageing National Health Priority Areas
Cancer control, injury prevention and control, cardiovascular health, diabetes mellitus, mental health, asthma, and arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions.

Australian Department of Health and Ageing National Medicines Policy

Australian Department of Health and Ageing's Programs & Campaigns

Australian Department of Health and Ageing's Programs & Initiatives

National Public Health Partnership

WA Aboriginal Health Strategy

WA Mental Health Strategy 2010-2020

Statistics

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Australian Bureau of Statistics - ABS@WA Gov

OECD Health Data 2009
The most comprehensive source of comparable statistics on health and health systems across OECD countries. An essential tool for health researchers and policy advisors for carrying out comparative analyses and drawing lessons from international comparisons of diverse health care systems. The database covers a wide range of policy relevant topics, from population health status and non-medical determinants of health to health care resources and their utilisation. Data are also collected on health insurance coverage and on health care within overall social protection systems.

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