About Policy Submissions

We regularly make submissions to national level inquiries. If you are after a submission from earlier than listed here, please contact us.

12 April 2019 — Submission

Youth Health Forum Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Mental Health

Youth Health Forum

Throughout their response to the Productivity Commission's Inquiry into Mental Health, you will read the stories of members of the Youth Health Forum sharing their personal experiences with mental ill-health. Though their...

8 April 2019 — Submission

CHF Response to the RACGP White Paper: Vision for general practice and a sustainable healthcare system

Consumers Health Forum
 
CHF strongly supports measures that promote continuity of care...
1 April 2019 — Submission

Response to the Draft National Action Plan for the Health of Children and Young People

Consumers Health Forum

Overall CHF supports the recommended priorities and actions and welcomes the commitment to further consultation with children, families and young people as implementation plans are developed and operationalised. We welcome ARACY’s proposed life course approach: it is important that the plan...

19 March 2019 — Submission

CHF Submission to the Tobacco Legislation Review

Consumers Health Forum

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We are pleased to provide a submission supporting the continuation and strengthening of the Tobacco Control Regulations in Australia. Since the...

8 March 2019 — Submission

MBS Taskforce Submissions

Consumers Health Forum

CHF response to the Report from the General Practice and Primary Care Clinical Committee: Phase 2

CHF supports the changes that the GPPCCC have been made in their Phase 2 Report and feel that their vision of the health system aligns closely with what we hear from members. We are pleased...

8 March 2019 — Submission

Consultation: proposal to introduce a Unique Device Identification (UDI) system for medical devices in Australia

Consumers Health Forum

CHF appreciates the opportunity to provide a comment to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) proposal to introduce a Unique Device Identification (UDI) system for medical devices in Australia.

At the heart of CHF’s policy agenda is patient-centred care. Our responses to the TGA’s...

5 March 2019 — Submission

Submission to Remaking Therapeutic Goods Order No. 78 consultation

Consumers Health Forum

The CHF supports the reintroduction of pills into the scope of the remade Order. The omission of these from the current Order is an unfortunate regulatory oversight. Consumers implicitly trust the regulatory system to ensure any product made available to them undergoes rigorous assessment of...

5 March 2019 — Submission

Submission to Potential reclassification of active medical devices for diagnosis and patient therapy consultation

Consumers Health Forum

We expect the primary impact of the reclassification for consumers will be a greater level of quality for Active Medical Devices in terms of reliability, safety and effectiveness. By putting these medical devices into a higher class they will undergo more rigorous assessment prior to becoming...

5 March 2019 — Submission

Submission to medical device cyber security consultation

Consumers Health Forum

At the heart of CHF’s policy agenda is patient-centred care. Our responses to the TGA’s consultation has been formed with a patient-centred approach in mind.
CHF notes that this consultation’s scope is limited to the regulatory guidance in line with existing regulatory requirements, and not...

4 March 2019 — Submission

Consultation: Changes to a number of definitions and the scope of the medical device regulatory framework in Australia

Consumers Health Forum

CHF appreciates the opportunity to provide a comment in response to proposed changes to a number of definitions and the scope of the medical device regulatory framework in Australia.
At the heart of CHF’s policy agenda is patient-centred care. Our responses to the TGA’s consultation...

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