Table of Contents
What is Australia doing to close the gap?
The Close the Gap Campaign aims to close the health and life expectancy gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous Australians within a generation.
What are the five targets of the Closing the Gap program in Australia?
These were: early childhood, schooling, health, economic participation, healthy homes, safe communities, governance and leadership. The Commonwealth Government has delivered an annual report on progress on Closing the Gap since the National Indigenous Reform Agreement was established.
Why is the Close the Gap campaign so important to Australia?
In general, non-Indigenous Australians have greater opportunities to obtain better housing and healthcare and have higher rates of employment. Closing the Gap aims to breach the health gap and disparity in mortality rates and living standards between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
What is the purpose of the Closing the Gap initiative?
The Close the Gap initiative is a multifaceted, comprehensive program that aims to support, educate and advocate for the need to close the health and wealth gap.
Is Closing the Gap a government initiative?
It is a whole-of-government plan, developed across the Commonwealth in consultation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander partners, in particular the Coalition of Peaks. Read the Commonwealth Closing the Gap Implementation Plan. All parties to the National Agreement have developed their own Implementation Plans.
What is the new national agreement on Closing the Gap?
The new National Agreement on Closing the Gap is a commitment between governments and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to achieve better life opportunities and physical, mental, cultural and spiritual wellbeing for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Who is eligible for Closing the Gap?
A patient is eligible if they: self-identify as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Australian. will have setbacks in preventing or managing their condition if they don’t take the medicine. are unlikely to keep up their treatment without help with the cost.
How is Closing the Gap funded?
Governments provide funds to address the Closing the Gap targets. These funds are mostly given to organisations and health services so that they can make health services more available and culturally appropriate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Who signed the close the gap reform in 2020?
2020. In July 2020, the National Agreement on Closing the Gap was signed by the National Federation Reform Council (NFRC) and the Coalition of Peaks.
How do I claim to close the gap?
How to claim CTG prescriptions
- Enter the prescription details and populate your CTG code into your PDS. If there is a computer generated annotation on the prescription, use that alphanumeric code.
- We’ll check the patient is registered for CTG in real time.
Is Closing the Gap government funded?
Which government introduced Closing the Gap?
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG)
Closing the Gap – the 10 year story The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) implemented the Closing the Gap strategy, setting six ambitious targets across the areas of health, education and employment to drive progress.
Who is eligible for close the gap?
Who can apply for Closing the Gap?
The Closing the Gap PBS Co-payment Program is available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of any age who are registered with Medicare, and in the opinion of a prescriber or Aboriginal Health Practitioner (AHP):
Who pays for Closing the Gap?
How do I apply to close the gap?
You only need to register a patient once….To register a patient:
- Check if the patient is eligible.
- Discuss the CTG PBS Co-payment with the patient and get their consent to register them.
- Register the patient through Health Professional Online Services (HPOS).
What is the purpose of the National Agreement on closing the gap?
The objective of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap (the National Agreement) is to enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and governments to work together to overcome the inequality experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and achieve life outcomes equal to all Australians.
How can we close the gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders?
This is an unprecedented shift in the way governments have previously worked to close the gap. It acknowledges that to close the gap, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people must determine, drive and own the desired outcomes, alongside all governments.
How can we close the gap between the government and Indigenous Australians?
The Government has committed to work in partnership with Indigenous Australians, recognising that the only way to close the gap is when Indigenous Australians own, commit to and drive the outcomes sought, alongside all governments.
What is the closing the gap implementation plan?
On 5 August 2021 the Commonwealth released its first Closing the Gap Implementation Plan. Its development was led by the Minister for Indigenous Australians, the Hon Ken Wyatt AM MP. The Implementation Plan sets a foundation for the Commonwealth’s efforts to achieve the targets in the National Agreement over the coming decade.