Table 3 Perceived objectives and audience of the current system of PR, Australia 2015
Informant type: | Consumer | Provider | Purchaser | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 6 | n = 12 | n = 16 | N = 34 | |
Objectives/purpose of PR | ||||
Drive improvements (performance, quality, safety) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
Improve transparency | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
Improve accountability | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Drive consumer empowerment and inform choice | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Audience for PR | ||||
Providers of health care – managers or clinicians | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
Not the public/not suitable for the public | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
Bureaucrats | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
Public citizens/‘tech savvy’ public citizens | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
Media | 2 | 4 | 6 | |