Health professionals as politicians
Forbes, Malcolm, Eyre, Harris, Mitchell, Rob, and Di Natale, Richard (2015) Health professionals as politicians. Australian Health Review, 39 (5). p. 603.
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[Extract] In the Australian Parliament, business executives, managers, self-employed business people, company directors, political consultants, advisors and lobbyists are over-represented. We reviewed the profiles of all 226 individuals who are members of the House of Representatives and Senate. Approximately 25% of our current politicians hold law degrees, but less than 2% hold medical degrees. The four doctors in the current Parliament are Dr David Gillespie (Nationals), Dr Andrew Laming (Liberal Party), Dr Andrew Southcott (Liberal Party) and Dr Richard Di Natale (Australian Greens). There are only three members of Parliament who have degrees in social work or psychology and none with a nursing background. This division of occupations is similar in the US Congress and UK House of Commons, as well as in a large number of other democracies.
| Item ID: | 39100 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Commentary) |
| ISSN: | 1449-8944 |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Nov 2015 03:49 |
| FoR Codes: | 11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1103 Clinical Sciences > 110319 Psychiatry (incl Psychotherapy) @ 30% 11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1117 Public Health and Health Services > 111701 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health @ 30% 11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1117 Public Health and Health Services > 111716 Preventive Medicine @ 40% |
| SEO Codes: | 92 HEALTH > 9202 Health and Support Services > 920208 Health Inequalities @ 50% 92 HEALTH > 9203 Indigenous Health > 920301 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health - Determinants of Health @ 50% |
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