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5 August 2021 — Blog

Young people incubating ideas for healthy lives

When Consumers Health Forum’s (CHF) Youth Health Forum first met, a key theme that quickly emerged was that young people were part of the “missing middle’’ in health care. The transition from paediatric to adult-level care has often meant that the specific needs and health issues facing young...
4 August 2021 — Media release

COVID Vaccine Plan firms direction

The Consumers Health Forum welcomes the National COVID Vaccine Campaign Plan in providing stronger and more detailed directions for Australia to counter the pandemic. “We still face uncertainty about the future impact of the COVID virus and how best to thwart it, but the public release of the Plan...
30 July 2021 — Blog

Is private health dying and will managed care finally kill it? The consumer perspective. 

That’s the title of a panel presentation I gave this week to the Australian Medical Association’ s national conference. The combination of an ailing private health insurance system and the prospect of the rise of so-called “managed care” may present a gloomy outlook for many in the medical...
21 July 2021 — Blog

CHF makes its points at vaccination wargame 

The Consumers Health Forum CEO, Leanne Wells, has advised a national ‘wargame’ roundtable of key points CHF believes must be considered in an effective National COVID-19 Vaccination Plan. Leanne had the opportunity to speak directly to the National Taskforce Co-ordinator-General, Lieutenant General...
12 July 2021 — Media release

Now is the time to drive home the vaccine message

The Consumers Health Forum welcomes the stepped-up campaign promoting COVID-19 vaccinations and says it should be just the start of a broader community-based campaign. “While Australia still needs more supplies of preferred vaccines, it is important that promotion of vaccination and preparation for...
9 July 2021 — Blog

We join NAIDOC to Heal Country!

The theme for 2021 Naidoc Week is Heal Country! - inviting us to embrace First Nations’ cultural knowledge and understanding of Country as part of Australia's national heritage and respect the culture and values of Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders. The theme reminds us too of the twin...
8 July 2021 — Blog

Webinar highlights opportunities for primary health reforms

Proposals for big changes to primary health care have recently been presented to the Government so this week’s #CHF Talks webinar on the subject was timely. The 20 recommendations in the discussion paper of the Ministerial Primary Health Reform Steering Group include extensive options for reform,...
29 June 2021 — Media release

Better health for the next generation

The doubling in Australia’s per person health spending over the next 40 years projected in the Intergenerational Report reinforces the need to act now to counter big drivers in health costs like chronic disease and avoidable hospital admissions, the Consumers Health Forum says. The huge health...
18 June 2021 — Media release

Australian consumers asked to play key role in reimagining healthcare

A first of its kind national survey has been launched to Australian consumers this week, garnering insights on consumer perception, uptake and barriers to using virtual health technologies, helping inform future policy and service development.
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11 June 2021 — Blog

Putting health navigation on the map

The challenges in providing vitally important health care for older and frail people have been amply demonstrated by the Government’s struggle to ensure all residents in aged care homes are vaccinated against COVID-19 in good time. It is not as if the Government is not mindful of the needs for...

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