Hal Swerrisen
Professor Hal Swerissen is a Fellow at the Grattan Institute. He has an extensive and distinguished record of achievement in health policy research and analysis. He has held senior executive positions as Pro Vice Chancellor (Regional) and Executive Dean of Health Sciences at La Trobe University. He has been a senior advisor to Commonwealth and State governments and has conducted a range of policy and research studies and inquiries. He has published more than 100 academic papers and research reports.
Hal's recent articles
24 March 2022
Few aged care facilities deliver high quality care while also making a profit
Just 4% of for-profit providerswere in the highest quality tier.
6 January 2022
Health policy hazard: Covid is here to stay, so where is the plan?
It is a pipe dream to imagine that living with the variants will be seamless. This pandemic will be keep throwing up new challenges for a while yet.
14 October 2020
The aged care Royal Commissions Covid-19 report is superficial, misleading and unhelpful
The report by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety on the impact of Covid-19 is superficial and adds little to what is already being done to prevent and manage Covid in aged care. The Commissions conclusion regarding Australias performance on COVID-19 in residential aged care is misleading and obscures the truth.
7 September 2020
Aged care should not be 'pre-palliative care' as Scott Morrison suggests
In Question Time, Prime Minister Scott Morrison made an unfortunate but revealing statement about our attitudes to aged care. He said: For those of us who have had to make decisions about putting our own family, our own parents, into aged care, we have known that when we've done that we are putting them into pre-palliative care.
12 May 2020
HAL SWERISSEN. The New Normal: how well live with Covid-19
The Covid-19 restrictions are painful, but they have worked. Some restrictions will soon be lifted. But what will the new normal look like?
21 February 2017
HAL SWERISSEN. Obesity: individual responsibility isnt enough
When individual choices cost tax payers $5.2 billion in extra health and welfare services for obesity, the market has failed. When the market fails, it is legitimate for government to act.