2017
HCCA Consumer Representatives Training Review 2017
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2016
Consumer involvement in health infrastructure projects in the ACT 2009-2016
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HCCA advocates for a consumer-centred health care system where
- everyone has access to the information and services they need
- health services are safe and high quality
- consumers play a role in improving the health care system
We achieve this by working closely with people, organisations, service providers and government.
HCCA develops policies and contributes to health policy discussions through a number of avenues:
- Submissions to external inquiries
- HCCA Consumer Reference Groups
- HCCA Health Policy Steering Committee
- Membership of exteranal organisations
- Regular meetings with ACT Health
Priority policy areas from our Strategic Plan 2014-2017 are:
- Quality and safety of health care
- Primary health care
- Self-management of chronic conditions
- Aged care
- Out of pocket cost of health care for consumers
We aim for all HCCA health issues policies to be:
- Evidence-based
- Inclusive of the diversity of consumer views
- To provide policy leadership and a strong 'consumer perspective' in relevant public policy debates
- With oversight from our membership through representation on the Health Policy Steering Committee
- High quality, measured by an evaluation framework for ensuring the quality of HCCA policy development outputs is developed and modified
Consumers Health Forum of Australia
Health Consumers NSW
Health Consumers QLD
Health Consumers Alliance of SA
Health Issues Centre VIC
http://www.healthissuescentre.org.au/about-us/
Health Consumers' Council WA
HCCA would like to keep you up-to-date to what's happening in the world of consumer advocacy. This page gives you a run down of newly completed profects and those of our colleagues around Australia and the world.
Involving Health Consumers in Health and Medical Research
Health Consumers NSW have released a report entitled 'Involving Health Consumers in Health and Medical Research: Enablers and Challenges from a Consumer Perspective'. It is a joint project with Research4Me. The report outlines:
- types of research consumers are involved in
- what helps support consumer involvement in research
- how consumers can add value to clinical trials.