A noteworthy feature of this edition of Health Voices is how our headline trio are so often intertwined in health outcomes. Safety, quality and literacy perform together like a trio of musicians. As the authors describe, there are increasing examples of reciprocal benefits.
Consumers Shaping Health Volume 13 Issue 5 June 2019
National Women’s Health Strategy 2020-2030: Consultation Draft
CHF appreciates the opportunity to provide a submission in response to the National Women’s Health Strategy 2020-2030: consultation draft (the Strategy). CHF welcomes the development of the Strategy and support the five priority areas identified. Our response addresses key considerations from the consultation questions, with a focus on the structure; priority area 4: conditions where women are overrepresented; priority area 5:
healthy ageing; research and partnerships.
Response to the Productivity Commission Issues Paper for ‘The Social and Economic Benefits of Improving Mental Health’
CHF is pleased to present this submission to the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry into the Social and Economic Benefits of Improving Mental Health. Our submission is structured around the questions in the Commission’s Issues Paper. We make some general comments on the overall scope of the inquiry and offer specific comments in ten key areas. We devote much of our commentary to the structural weaknesses in healthcare and to the major issues for our constituency: physical and mental health comorbidity and the management of multimorbidity. We consider the lived experience feedback received in response to our survey. Our chief recommendation is that all of the recommendations in the Contributing Lives, Thriving Communities report by the National Mental Health Commission be implemented.
Rural and Remote Health Special Interest Group - General Purpose and Operation of the Group
Making Health Better: Priorities for the 2019 Federal Election
It is time for the health and social care system to innovate and improve at pace and do so with consumer and community insights deep at the heart of driving change.
In our Election Priorities, CHF focuses on critical areas for action that will move Australia towards a modern and sustainable health system that provides consumer choice and empowerment, supported by innovation, emerging evidence, and best practice.
To achieve this and move towards a consumer-focused and sustainable health system, CHF calls for our political leaders to act in eight key areas.
Youth Health Forum Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Mental Health
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 names have been changed for privacy, these are the real stories of real Australians whose lives are profoundly impacted by these lived experiences. This includes the struggles they have faced with the health sector and the failing safety net of social support. The Youth Health Forum believes in the importance of lived experience, in partnership with evidence based research, to inform and provide context for how mental health and mental health policy and governance impacts the lives of real Australians.
Based on the feedback and identification of priority areas by the Youth Health Forum, this submission will discuss, and make recommendations regarding Barriers to Access, Social Participation and Inclusion, and Service Reform within the context of the scope of the inquiry.
Webinar Slides - Budget 2019
Watch the webinar here. CEO Leanne Wells and Policy Manager Jo Root discuss the CHF analysis of the 2018 Health Budget and its implications for consumers.
Uluru Statement from the Heart
Read the full position here. We support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ right to be listened to in the Australian Parliament and acknowledged in the Australian Constitution
The Consumers Health Forum believes all Australians deserve to have a say in the issues affecting them and that genuine consultation and partnership lead to successful outcomes and solutions. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have consistently reminded us that they are best placed to address the current situation facing their families and communities.
A national survey recently found over 70 per cent of respondents support constitutional recognition and 60.7 per cent supporting the Voice to Parliament proposal. The Uluru Statement from the Heart has received unmatched, collective support from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
We strongly urge governments to listen to the Australian people and acknowledge the historical and ongoing lived experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the constitution and prioritise genuine consultation in the Australian Parliament.
Recognition at the highest levels of leadership followed by an ongoing commitment to a genuine partnership will be central in reshaping and strengthening Australia’s national identity and enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to flourish.