The value of learning from experience was given fresh power at CHF's first Australian and New Zealand health consumers' summit. In the April 2021 issue of Health Voices, we present perspectives from participants at the Summit: Shifting Gears, which serve as both a reflection and a guide for future directions.
The CHF Summit: Shifting Gears 2021 is over, read more for reviews and links to highlights
Australasia’s first health consumers conference involving over 820 delegates from Australia and around the world has given fresh momentum to consumer direction and influence in health care.
The first ever Shifting Gears Summit on consumer experience and leadership in health care was hosted in March 2021 by the Consumers Health Forum of Australia (CHF) – Australia’s peak body for health consumers.
Consumer leaders and experts with an interest in health care consumer affairs covered topics as diverse as why it is time to re-imagine health and social care; ‘big ideas’ for change; global trends in safety and quality in health care; and future horizons in healthcare.
The focus is shifting further from consumer-centred care to consumers as partners in healthcare. This communique covers a brief summary of important points drawn from the summit and some main ideas for future direction.
The Federal Budget 2022-23 was handed down by the Treasurer, Josh Frydenburg on Tuesday 29 March 2022, and we have been working hard to bring you the latest information and expert commentary on how the Budget responds to the needs of health consumers.
Our Budget Briefing analysis is attached or you can download it from here.
Our media release on the Budget is here: Federal Health Budget: steady as she goes, not transformational
Further to this, leaders from the Youth Health Forum also provided commentary in a media release: Young people’s health and wellbeing: we must not leave them behind
Contact Policy Director, Jo Root on email: J.Root@chf.org.au with any questions and feedback
In 2015, the Report of the Expert Panel Review of Medicines and Medical Devices Regulation (MMDR) made 58 recommendations for reform of the regulatory framework for medicines and medical devices in Australia. The Australian Government Response to the Review of Medicines and Medical Devices Regulation was released in September 2016. The Government accepted 56 MMDR recommendations including Recommendation Twenty which provided that the regulation of medical devices, wherever possible and appropriate, align with the European Union (EU) framework including the classification of medical devices.
The focus of this consultation was to seek feedback on whether the Australian medical device regulatory framework should be aligned to the new EU framework for medical devices containing nanomaterials introduced in 2017, and how this could occur.
Expression of Interest information for the Australian National Virtual Pilot in 2021.
Expressions of interest close 1 April 2021.
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