23 April 2019 — Position Statements

Making Health Better: Priorities for the 2019 Federal Election

Consumers Health Forum

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...

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...

9 April 2019 — Presentations and Speeches

Webinar Slides - Budget 2019

Consumers Health Forum

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.

9 April 2019 — Position Statements

Uluru Statement from the Heart

Consumers Health Forum

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...

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...
4 April 2019 — Consumers Shaping Health

Consumers Shaping Health Volume 13 Issue 3 April 2019

Consumers Health Forum

Read Consumers Shaping Health April 2019

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...

26 March 2019 — Fact Sheets

Healthy Cover: a consumers' guide to the private health insurance changes

Consumers Health Forum

On 1 April 2019, private health insurance begins the most extensive changes in recent years. The aim of this Healthy Cover guide is to provide an easy-to-understand overview of the changes and point consumers to more detailed information that will help them work through the changes to assess...

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

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 that...

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