Commonwealth Department of Health: Single Charter of Aged Care Rights
Published: 2018 National
HCCA’s overall feedback is that while there are potential benefits for consumers in the move to a single Charter (e.g. consistent consumer rights in all types of aged care), these benefits are not assured. It is important that some of the specific rights set out in the four existing Charters…Commonwealth Department of Health: Streamlined Consumer Assessment for Aged Care
Published: 2019 National
Of all the “key design issues” highlighted in the Discussion Paper, HCCA members are particularly concerned with embedding wellness and reablement into the aged care assessment process. We understand reablement to be a way of helping people to recover or relearn skills, to regain confidence, and to maximise their independence.…ACSQHC: Charter of Health Care Rights 2019
Published: 2019 National
HCCA’s consultation on the revised Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights clearly indicated that articulating healthcare rights is important to consumers. We believe that the overarching right to health care is the right for consumers to high quality care.TGA: Proposed Regulatory Scheme for Personalised Medical Devices, including 3D-Printed Devices
Published: 2019 National
Personalised medical devices and 3D-printed devices are transforming health care. These kinds of devices are allowing technology and materials to be personalised for consumers and changing health care in ways that could not previously have been envisaged. HCCA’s consultation with consumers on the proposed regulatory scheme for personalised medical devices,…TGA: Regulation of Software, including Software as a Medical Device
Published: 2019 National
Overall, HCCA supports TGA’s proposed changes to the regulation of medical device software in Australia. Our consumers feel that the existing medical device framework does not adequately address more recent (and future) advances in technology. TGA’s consultation paper recognises a variety of issues and proposes a range of regulatory changes…Royal Commission: Inquiry into Aged Care & Safety
Published: 2019 National
The Health Care Consumers’ Association (HCCA) is very pleased that the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety was established. The Commission will undoubtedly uncover cases where older Australian’s have not been treated with the dignity and respect they deserve. In doing so, you will give them a voice…TGA: Increased Online Access to Ingredient Information
Published: 2019 National
Consumers will benefit from increased transparency of information on non-active ingredients currently included in therapeutic goods marketed in Australia. Access to information, such as ingredient information about medicines and other therapeutic goods, is part of the Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights (2nd Edition).Ahpra: Public Consultation on Revised Regulatory Principles for the National Scheme
Published: 2021 National
For input on this consultation, HCCA sought advice from our Health Policy Advisory Committee. Overall, members were relatively satisfied with the improvements that had been made to the framing of the AHPRA regulatory principles.