SOME but not all human services in Australia could benefit from greater competition, contestability and informed user choice, according to a Productivity Commission Report released on Monday this week.
In the health arena, public hospitals, end-of-life care services and public dental services were identified as potentially improving in a more competitive environment.
Such a setting would give informed consumers the power to choose, placing them at the centre of the equation, creating innovation and responsiveness to the needs of consumers, the report said.
The Consumers Health Forum (CHF) said it welcomed the idea but said very often there was little real choice available, especially away from the big cities.
Visit www.pc.gov.au for access to the report.
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