ABSTRACT
These are my own reflections about the way uncertainty was handled in that part of the Australian Public Service tasked with managing the Federal Government’s policies and programmes for the Australian health sector. The ideas contained in this chapter are not underpinned by rigorous research, but they reflect my experience in the context of over 25 years in the Senior Executive Service in both federal and state health administrations and past and recent conversations with colleagues in the Australian Public Service, the health industry and the academic world.
