Consumer Participation

There are many ways consumers can participate in health decision-making, from working with health practitioners to improve your own health to contributing to the development and management of health services as a consumer representative.

The Consumers' Health Forum of Australia is the leading national organisation providing a voice for all health consumers.

Follow the links below to find information on consumer participation, including submissions by consumer organisations on health issues. The HealthInsite Consultation topic page has links to information on consultation processes, including calls for submissions and requests for feedback.

Reviewed April 2008

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Title:   Health Voices helps consumers shape health in Australia
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   The first issue of Health Voices seeks to raise some of the ethical issues that exist in Australia today for health consumers.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Consumer participation in research
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   Many health consumers and health professionals think about ethics in terms of ethics committees and clinical trials. However, it is also important to look at the role of health consumers in research, and the CHF role.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Deciding on treatment
Publisher:   The Cancer Council Victoria
Description:   Suggestions for who to consult and how to decide between cancer treatment options.
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Patient-centred health care in primary care: an overview
Publisher:   National Asthma Council Australia (NAC)
Description:   This discussion paper deals with some of the practical ways in which primary care services including general practice, allied health services and community pharmacy can incorporate principles of patient-centred care.
Date:   Jun 2007
Title:   Interventions before consultations for helping patients address their information needs
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Patients often report that they want more information from their healthcare providers or that the information they do receive does not address their needs. Generally, the amount of information given is small. People have differing needs for information,...
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Portrait of a consumer representative - Anne McKenzie
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   A consumer representative discusses her keen interest in issues relating to the quality use of medicines and how they have affected her life and career.
Date:   Apr 2007
Title:   E-health - a consumer's view
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   There are benefits and drawbacks with the development and implementation of e-health systems, but with consumer involvement, concerns can be addressed.
Date:   Apr 2007
Title:   Submission on Developing a Consumer Health Council for Queensland
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   CHF made a submission to the discussion paper "Developing a Consumer Health Council for Queensland" - engaging Queensland consumers in health care.
Date:   Oct 2006
Title:   10 tips for safer healthcare - booklet
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   How to work with your doctor and other health care professionals to get the best health care for yourself.
Date:   Jul 2006
Title:   Consumer participation in health and medical research - the perspective of the National Research Institute
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   Consumer focussed research has changed the delivery of geriatric medical services with major improvements in acute medical care for older people.
Date:   Jan 2006
Title:   Electronic medication record collaboration
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   The Consumers' Health Forum and the General Practice Computing Group (GPCG) collaborated on a three-month project to develop a strategy for improving the use of printed medication records generated in current medical software by doctors and consumers in chronic diseases management.
Date:   Jan 2006
Title:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   The Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF) is the leading national organisation providing a voice for all health consumers.
Date:   Jan 2006
Title:   Patient-centred health care
Publisher:   National Asthma Council Australia (NAC)
Description:   The National Asthma Council Australia convened the Patient-Centred Health Care Workshop in November 2005 to bring together stakeholder groups in chronic disease.
Date:   Nov 2005
Title:   Consumer Representatives Workshop, 21-22 February 2005: Final Report
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   A report of the Consumer Representatives Workshop held in Melbourne 21-22 February 2005.
Date:   Jun 2005
Title:   Consumer Expectations of the Community Quality Use of Medicines Program
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   This paper discusses the responses to the CHF Member Questionnaire about their preferred method of engagement and participation in the Community Quality Use of Medicines Program.
Date:   Jun 2005
Title:   Seeking consumer representatives for the Australian Medical Council
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   The Consumers' Health Forum (CHF) recognises the importance of a well trained health workforce and is working with the Australian Medical Council (AMC) to ensure effective consumer representation on all AMC accreditation teams and review groups.
Date:   May 2005
Title:   Submission on HealthConnect Business Architecture Version 1.9
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   This submission to the HealthConnect Business Architecture Version 1.9 is informed by CHF's work in consulting and involving consumers on electronic health records policy development.
Date:   Feb 2005
Title:   Submission to the Review of the Medicare and Pharmaceutical Benefits Programs Privacy Guidelines
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   The submission addresses consumer issues from the "Review of the Medical and Pharmaceutical Benefits Programs Privacy Guidelines Issues Paper: November 2004".
Date:   Feb 2005
Title:   Effective consumer voice and participation for New Zealand
Publisher:   New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG)
Description:   The report provides an evidence-based summary of: international and New Zealand literature on consumer voice and consumer participation in the health sector; current consumer participation activities in the health sector in New Zealand; international models of consumer bodies and networks.
Date:   Nov 2004
Title:   Response to the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Review of Standards for General Practice (2nd Edition)
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   CHF's Response to the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Review of Standards for General Practice (2nd Edition)
Date:   Mar 2004
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