Where to find information about the coronavirus
Central to an effective response to the virus is prompt and trustworthy information for all of us to understand and…
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Involving consumers in your health service or facility’s COVID-19 response
Involving consumers in strategic and operational decisions in healthcare has never been more important. In an unprecedented situation such as…
Ageism Survey and Workshops
Our Ageism survey is still online and we continue to gather data. If you think you’ve been treated differently in…
Become part of the NSW Cancer Plan Governance Committee
Application for membership of the NSW Cancer Plan Governance Committee is now open to health consumer representatives in NSW. The…
John Stubbs – goodbye for now
In January 2020, one of our long-standing Board members, John Stubbs, resigned from our Board. We are sad to see…
Join the new Primary Healthcare Institute Executive Committee
Expressions of Interest are open for health consumers to join the new Primary Healthcare Institute Executive Committee. The NSW Agency…
Diana Aspinall, champion of health consumers
Diana Aspinall, champion of health consumers Health consumers everywhere have lost a true champion with the passing of Diana Aspinall,…
Health Consumer Representative Training courses 2020
We are working on moving our 2020 health consumer representative training into online modules. From the end of May, we…
A word with… Setchen Brimson
Setchen Brimson is Murrumbidgee Local Health District’s (LHD’s) Marketing & Community Engagement Manager, based in Wagga Wagga. Here, she tells…
A word with… Fay Rhodes and Paul Wildin
Fay Rhodes is NSW Ambulance’s first frequent user program health consumer representative and Paul Wildin – NSW Ambulance Frequent User…
A word with… Brad Rossiter
Brad is one of our individual members and an outstanding patient advocate and health consumer representative who is happy to…
A word with… Karen Filocamo
Karen has played many roles in the NSW health consumer movement. In between others, she was also our interim Executive…
A word with… Dianne Nyoni
Dianne is one of our treasured individual members and an experienced health consumer representative. She has been a member of…
A word with… Justine Watson from MIA
Justine Watson flew to America to have her pelvic mesh implant removed. Mesh Injured Australia Incorporated (MIA) is a new…
A word with… Heather Topp
Coordinating Chaplain at Canterbury Hospital, Sydney Australia NSW Accredited Disaster Recovery Chaplain and Team Leader (2017) Ordained Interfaith Minister TNS…
A word with… Lynda Johnston
Being passionate is not hard when you are motivated by working so closely with consumers. I can’t work where I…
A word with … Yvonne McMaster
One of the first palliative care specialists in Australia, Dr Yvonne McMaster didn’t slow down when she retired. Instead, she…
A word with … Dr John Leyden
“One might consider it a little ‘odd’ for a health provider to be a passionate health consumer, but I consider…