THE Consumers Health Forum of Australia has raised concerns about reports that the Australian Bureau of Statistics is considering cutting its Patient Experience Survey.
The annual survey collects data on access to primary care, hospitals, pathology and diagnostic imaging.
Wells added that without the data provided by the survey it will be difficult to gauge the impact of the reforms, with the potential ABS move "of concern to everybody who wants health policy based on evidence rather than anecdote".
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