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?”
2 November 2022
The Strengthening Medicare Taskforce: Making everyone equal at the front door of the health system
Following the outcome of this year’s Federal Election, Health Minister Mark Butler convened the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce (SMT).
16 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.
21 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.
1 September 2022
The strengthening medicare taskforce: All healthcare workers are on the front line. Let’s get them on the front foot
Following the outcome of this year’s Federal Election, Health Minister Mark Butler convened the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce (SMT).
19 August 2022
What the strengthening Medicare Taskforce: Must do to modernise the primary health care workforce
The first of the five focus areas identified by the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce is to have a reliable training and development pipeline, to build a strong and vibrant primary health care workforce. This is a logical and critical first step, but it is a well-known maxim that form must follow function.
15 July 2022
Time to unleash the full potential of nurses
If we want to improve the health of Australia, we cannot continue to under-use the largest workforce in primary health care.