7 January 2016 — Position Statements

Position Statement on Private Health Insurance

Consumers Health Forum
Preserving Consumer Choices Without Sacrificing the Principles of Universal Health Care
8 December 2015 — Presentations and Speeches

CHF Awards Honorary Life Membership to Ainslie Cahill

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An outstanding contributor to the Consumers Health Forum, Ainslie Cahill, has been awarded Honorary Life Membership of CHF in recognition of commitment to improving outcomes for all health consumers.
7 December 2015 — Presentations and Speeches

The 2015 Christopher Newell AM Oration

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Dr Kym Jenkins, President Elect, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, presented the 2015 Christopher Newell AM Oration at CHF's Annual General Meeting, in which she spoke of the need to merge practices of mental and physical health.
5 November 2015 — Health Voices

Health Voices, Issue 17, November 2015

Consumers Health Forum

Preventive health... a cure for the future

5 October 2015 — Consumers Shaping Health

Consumers Shaping Health, vol 9, issue 5, October 2015

Consumers Health Forum

This edition contains a report of the highlights from our Members and Stakeholders Forum held in August 2015, as well as links to the presentations.

28 August 2015 — Position Statements

Position Statement on Biosimilar Medicines

Consumers Health Forum
CHF supports the effective, safe and successful entry of biosimilars into the Australian market. This is in the interest of consumers as they will have access to a wider group of therapeutic options. In line with the National Medicines Policy safe and effective medicines should be available to consumers at the lowest possible cost. Patients should not have to pay more for a biosimilar than a reference brand.
17 August 2015 — Presentations and Speeches

Health literacy and consumer-centred care: at the brink of change?

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Leanne Wells, Chief Executive Officer, Consumers Health Forum of Australia, gave the Ian Webster Health for All Oration to the annual forum of the Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity on 13 August 2015.
30 June 2015 — Presentations and Speeches

Towards a stronger medicare

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On 30 June 2015 CHF CEO Leanne Wells spoke to the Melbourne Institute Public Economic 'Towards a Stronger Medicare' Forum at the National Press Club.
19 June 2015 — Presentations and Speeches

Membership report card June 2015

Consumers Health Forum
So far in 2015, on behalf of members, CHF has...
17 June 2015 — Report

Pharmacists and Primary Health Care Consumer Survey Report

Consumers Health Forum

The major implication of these results for health policymakers is that defenders of traditional “silos” of medicine need to rethink what ought to be considered traditional roles for GPs and pharmacists. Moreover, if pharmacists are going to assume a greater role in the provision of primary care services, then the industry is going to have to think through what training and accommodation will be necessary to give consumers the confidence that these services do not compromise the quality they have come to expect from GPs.

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