A major new alliance in Australian healthcare: the Australian consensus framework for ethical collaboration in the healthcare sector

Wendy Lipworth*, Jane Fitzpatrick, Adrian Cosenza, Ian Kerridge, Peter Subramanian, Alison Verhoeven, Leanne Wells

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Abstract

The 'Australian Consensus Framework for Ethical Collaboration in the Healthcare Sector' (ACF) is an Australian initiative aimed at countering dysfunction and growing mistrust in the health sector through the development of a cross-sectoral consensus framework. The development of this framework arose from Australia's involvement in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperative (APEC) and has since become the largest of its kind internationally, with over 70 signatories representing professional bodies, industry organisations, hospital and health services associations, regulators and patient and advocacy groups. In this article, we describe and critique the framework and outline its implementation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)679-684
Number of pages6
JournalInternal Medicine Journal
Volume50
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • organisational ethics
  • ethical code
  • ethical framework
  • Australian consensus framework
  • TRUST

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