Private practice arrangements in Health Services

Public health services are increasingly offering outpatient services to private patients through private practice arrangements. Under these arrangements, a health service allows a medical specialist to provide services as an individual, rather than as an employee. Services to private patients are offered within a public hospital’s outpatients’ department, with the health service typically providing booking services and administrative and nursing staff.

This audit examined whether the private practice arrangements at the health service complied with the legislation and policy. As private practice arrangements are widely used in Victoria, the findings and conclusions of this audit should be considered by all public health services.

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