Ken Griffin
Ken Griffin is the CEO of the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) and has spent more than 20 years in different parts of the healthcare sector including not-for-profit, life sciences, pharmaceutical and logistics. He has experience in marketing, communications, government affairs and governance and has recently co-authored articles on nurse-led capacity and interventions in autism and disability.
Ken's recent articles
17 July 2025
Funding models for primary health: Revolution, not evolution, required
One of the authors was recently asked to be part of a panel for a discussion whose title was “Funding models for primary health: evolution not revolution” and where one of the questions asked (in advance to be fair) was “How far did I think we should go on funding alterations to optimise the scope of practice changes that have been proposed, without upsetting too many interest groups to the point where it becomes unproductive for all parties?”
15 October 2022
The Strengthening Medicare Taskforce: No panacea, but great promise in technology driven care
As the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce considers how to ensure access to care is modern, patient-centred and easy, it should not under-estimate the possibilities that technology-driven care has to offer.
20 September 2022
The Strengthening Medicare Taskforce: Commonwealth must resist lobbyists and embed team-based care
The Strengthening Medicare Taskforce must set aside the tired, unhelpful trope that care is about choosing between a GP, or a pharmacist, or a nurse. Health care professionals are complementary to each other and provide better care working as a team.