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Patient travel and accommodation assistance
The inadequate level of government travel assistance for people with cancer in rural and remote areas is consistently identified as one of the major shortfalls in the provision of cancer supportive care in Australia. It is regarded as one of the reasons that cancer treatment outcomes are poorer the further patients live from metropolitan treatment centres.
Cancer Council Australia has developed a number of policy proposals aimed at reducing geographical inequity in cancer outcomes through improved patient travel and accommodation support:
- Cancer Council election priorities - 2007
- Senate inquiry into PATS: Cancer Council Australia and COSA - May 2007
- Submission to NHHRC: Cancer Council Australia and COSA - June 2008
- Budget submission: Cancer Council Australia - 2009-10
- Cancer Council Australia Election Priorities 2010
- Budget submission: Cancer Council Australia - 2010-11
This page was last updated on: Monday, August 20, 2012
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