Delivering quality care more efficiently

Inquiry report

Released 19 / 12 / 2025

The PC was asked by the Australian Government to conduct an inquiry into Delivering quality care more efficiently. As part of this work, we were tasked with identifying priority reforms and developing actionable recommendations.

In this final inquiry report, the PC presents recommendations focused on three key policy reform areas:

  • Reform of quality and safety regulation to support a more cohesive care economy
  • Embed collaborative commissioning to increase the integration of care services
  • A national framework to support government investment in prevention and early intervention.

This inquiry report was handed to the Australian Government on 10 December 2025 and released on 19 December 2025.

The following excel file contains tables of data used to make the figures within this report.

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Preliminaries: Cover, Copyright and publication detail, Transmittal letter, Terms of reference, Disclosure of interests, Acknowledgements and Contents

Executive summary

Recommendations

About this inquiry

  • 1. Reform of quality and safety regulation to support a more cohesive care economy
    • A more cohesive regulatory framework would improve the quality and efficiency of care
    • Achieving greater regulatory alignment
    • Now is an opportune moment to restart alignment efforts
  • 2. Embed collaborative commissioning to increase the integration of care services
    • Collaborative commissioning can improve outcomes
    • Reform of governance and funding to embed collaborative commissioning
    • Effective implementation will require a staged approach
  • 3. A national framework to support government investment in prevention and early intervention
    • Investing in prevention and early intervention can improve outcomes and care sector efficiency
    • A national framework to support government investment in prevention and early intervention
    • Building blocks of the framework
  • Appendices
  • A. Public consultation
  • B. Technical appendix
  • Abbreviations
  • References