It’s a Choice: Consumer views on VAD for the ACT
Published: 2023 Local
HCCA sought feedback from members on the discussion paper on Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD). We facilitated three focus groups consisting of 4 to 6 consumers and ten in-depth conversations with individuals. The questions asked during these discussions were based on those provided in the ACT Health VAD Discussion Paper. Consumers…Submission to Northside Hospital Planning and Design Consultation
Published: 2022 Local
The Northside Hospital is a welcome opportunity to address the distinctive health needs of ACT residents living in the area. This submission has been prepared in consultation with our members and community organisations to ensure the planning and design of the hospital adequately addresses the specific health needs of ACT…Looking after your health with a long-term condition: Perspectives from international students living in the ACT
Published: 2022 Local
This report shares the findings from community-centered research that investigates how international students undertaking tertiary education in the ACT look after their health when they have a long-term health condition. The report explores the everyday strategies that international students use to look after their health, and some of the difficulties…“I try not to see a doctor unless I really have to”: Perspectives of older Chinese migrants to the ACT about long-term conditions self-management
Published: 2022 Local
This report explores how Chinese migrants to the ACT, who are 55 or older, look after their health when they have one or more long-term condition. It reports on learning from in-depth semi-structured conversations with 21 participants, and shares the findings.Looking after your health with a long-term condition: Perspectives from Vietnamese seniors in the ACT
Published: 2022 Local
This report shares the findings from a research project that asks how Vietnamese-speaking seniors (aged 60 or over) in the ACT look after their health when they have one or more long-term health conditions. The report also explores some of the difficulties that people in this demographic may experience when…Submission to CHS Review of Spiritual Support Services
Published: 2022 Local
HCCA submission to the review of Spiritual Support Services Review at Canberra Health Services.Resource List: Advance Care Planning for LGBTQIA+ People
Published: 2022 Local
This resource list includes some extra resources for LGBTQIA+ people to support their Advance Care Planning.Constitution of the Health Care Consumers’ Association of the ACT
Published: 2021 Local
Constitution of the Health Care Consumers’ Association of the A.C.T. Incorporated, as last amended by members on 1 September 2021.A Guide for Consumers: Partnering with Health Organisations in the ACT
Published: 2022 Local
A Guide for Consumers: Partnering with Health Organisations in the ACT is for people who are motivated to advocate for positive change in the ACT’s health system, drawing on their own personal experience and knowledge.HCCA Response to ACT Budget 2022-23
Published: 2022 Local
The 2022-23 ACT Budget was released on Tuesday 2 August 2022 by Andrew Barr MLA, Chief Minister and Treasurer of the ACT. The Budget papers can be found here: https://www.treasury.act.gov.au/budget/budget-2022-23 HCCA made a pre-budget submission to the Government, also available on our website, highlighting a range of potential investments in…