Australia in ‘upper middle’ of aged care globally: international expert

Australian Ageing Agenda's Jackie Keast: Australia’s “fragmented” healthcare system may hinder the adoption of the integrated models of care for older people working successfully overseas, a global health expert has said.Chairman of KPMG Global Health Practice, Mark Britnell, stressed that while there was no official global league table, he saw Australia as roughly around the “upper middle” of the pack internationally in terms of aged care.“I don’t think you should beat yourselves up, but I think there is more to learn from other people,” he told Australian Ageing Agenda in Sydney this week. Read on at Australian Ageing Agenda