Bring more than 60 consumer advocates and stakeholders with an interest in supporting consumer leadership from all around Australia together and what do you hear? We need to ‘get it together’ more, was the overarching message. And ‘getting it together’ can come in a variety of ways, whether by...

The passing of Sally Crossing in December 2016 leaves a large space in the health consumer movement in Australia. Sally was a fierce and very successful advocate of the health consumer representative movement and will be dearly missed. She was a remarkable woman who has left a lasting legacy. Sally...

Medical research may seem remote from day-to-day life despite its potential to transform lives. Consider the constellation of research projects granted funding this month by the National Health and Medical Research Council. The targets for research range across medical science, including predicting...

by Jenny Preston, Roger Steel, Karen Inns, Simon Stones and Keith Wilson “Having lived with long-term conditions for the majority of my life, and through my interest and participation in research, I have been inspired to get involved in shaping the future research landscape, as a patient research...