This webpage utility allows Medicare Benefit Schedule (MBS) reports to be generated for Victorian women. Data can be reported by MBS groups such as professional attendances, diagnostic procedures and investigations, therapeutic procedures, oral and maxillofacial services, diagnostic imaging services, pathology services, cleft lip and cleft palate services.  Further Info

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http://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/statistics/dyn_mbs/forms/mbsgtab4.shtml

Data from the General Social Survey reports the proportion of Victorian women who have difficulty accessing service providers and the reasons the services were hard to access including; transport/distance, cost of service, no services in area or inadequate services in area of residence. Data is also available for the type of service (government/private/non-profit) found hard to access and whether there was difficulty communicating with the service provider.  Further Info

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http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/mf/4159.2.55.001

This report provides information about Australian women's experiences of health services. Data includes the percentage of women who delayed seeing a GP or specialist because of cost, who delayed seeing a GP because there were no after-hours GPs available or because of waiting time. It also includes information about the percentage of Australian women who delayed getting medciations because of cost, who have seen a GP for urgent medical care, or thought their emergency care could have been provided by a GP.    Further Info

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http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/4839.0.55.0012009?OpenDocument

This report examines health literacy using information from the 2006 Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey (ALLS). Health literacy generally increased from the 15 to 19 years age group up to the 35 to 39 years age group, and then generally decreased for those aged 40 years and over. Both males and females achieved similar levels of health literacy overall.
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http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4233.0Main+Features12006?OpenDocument

The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH) phase 4 (Younger and Mid-age cohort) includes the statistical rating given by Australian women to the cost of their most recent GP visit. The study includes satisfaction ratings on whether the women have access to GPs, medical specialists, hospitals, after-hours medical care, bulk-billing GPs, and female GPs when needed. Data also includes whether women have a range of GPs to choose from, the ease of seeing the GP of choice, and the ease of obtaining a Pap test and mammogram (Mid-age cohort only). Additional data for the Younger cohort includes the percentage of women who indicate they don't have private health insurance due to the cost or because the services are not located near to where they live. The phase 4 Older cohort study includes the percentage of women who were not able to consult a specialist doctor or dentist due to availability, travel difficulties, long waiting periods, or cost. Data is reported by metropolitan, regional and remote regions.  Further Info

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http://www.alswh.org.au/surveys.html