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HMS, HAG EQ-Bank 217 MC

Australia's healthcare system faces increasing pressure from demographic changes. Which factor creates the GREATEST challenge for healthcare service delivery across the country?

  1. Rising birth rates in metropolitan areas requiring more paediatric services
  2. An ageing population requiring specialised geriatric care and chronic disease management
  3. Decreased migration reducing healthcare workforce diversity
  4. Population decline in major cities concentrating demand in rural areas
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\(B\)

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  • B is correct: Ageing population creates greatest pressure through increased demand for specialised care and chronic disease management.

Other Options:

  • A is incorrect: Birth rates are declining, not rising, and this creates less pressure than ageing.
  • C is incorrect: Migration generally increases healthcare workforce, not decreases it.
  • D is incorrect: Population is increasing in cities, not declining.