Health literacy means alot How health literacy and consumer-centred healthcare plays an important part in any initiative introduced to improve the health of our population ... ... The introduction of Active Ingredient Prescribing The COVID vaccine roll-out and diverse communities CHF Federal Budget...

Consumer report points to attitude sea change The CHF Consumer Commission report, Making Health Better Together not only presents a valuable guide on lessons of the COVID-19 experience, it also points to a deeper shift in thinking on health and social policy in Australia.. ... view the newsletter

In this edition of Health Update: High recognition for health consumer advocacy in civil society Consumer Commission Report: Making Health Together Better Strengthening of consumer leadership and involvement in health decision-making Recommendation for a Leadership Academy for consumers view the...

How COVID strengthens Shifting Gears CHF was obliged to postpone our Shifting Gears Australasian summit to March 18-19 next year --- and transform it to a virtual event --- because of COVID. Yet the influence of COVID has made our conference theme of consumer leadership and experience and consumers...

CHF Summit 2021: Shifting Gears, features, and announcing “Capturing experiences of care” a pre-conference masterclass in experience-based design with Dr Lynne Maher. Consumer Commission: Beyond COVID-19 - recent workshops reports out now Report on consumer-pharmaceutical industry relationships...

Consumer Commission named to guide future health policy - in HealthUpdate for 31 July 2020 we: announce the newly appointed members of the Consumer Commission meet with the new Health Department Secretary, Professor Brendan Murphy discuss how transilience can accelerate practices that have emerged...

Coronavirus boosts the case for consumer engagement - HealthUpdate for 17 July 2020 covers: Consumer Commission: Beyond COVID-19 The Patient Leadership Triangle , by David Gilbert that crisis-driven management has driven changes to health and social care bereft of patient and citizen input. The...

Consumer Commission offers chance for us to influence future health care. Health Update for 25 June 2020 covers: Consumer Commission: Beyond COVID-19 Information on using opioids (video) Introduction of meningococcal B vaccination and changes to meningococcal ACWY, hepatitis A and pneumococcal...