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  • COVID health protections in hospitals – return to masks
  • The Voice to Parliament – a health consumer lens
  • Expression of Interest – Join the HCC Management Committee (Board)
  • Righting injustices won’t be easy – Disability Royal Commission report
  • Consumer and carer representative awarded Honorary Fellowship at RACP
  • A Tribute to Kate Moore
  • Women’s and Newborns Hospital relocation – HCC advocating for consumer voices
  • Advocating for consumer perspectives through committees
  • It shouldn’t be this hard to be heard…
  • Long awaited positive changes in reproductive technology law
  • It’s time for community power – the power to persuade
  • The Federal Budget was announced this week – so what’s in it for health consumers?
  • National Health Reform Agreement – how health is funded by the Federal and State governments
  • Interested in integrated care? Time to get interested in interoperability…
  • Rapid review – Federal budget health announcements
  • Executive Director Announcement
  • Encouraging a Strong WA Consumer Voice in Medicare Taskforce Report
  • Stepping forward with confidence into 2023
  • Sustainable Health Review – focus on delivery
  • Consumer participation payment – HCC process change
  • Supermarkets like casinos?
  • Rapid review of the Independent Governance Review with a consumer/lived experience/community lens 
  • Consumer/Lived Experience Conference report – International Congress on Obesity 2022
  • The time is now!
  • Health consumers’ feedback on digital health “Future for healthcare in Australia…” workshop
  • Connecting and communicating consumer perspectives on cancer care in WA
  • A wild reflection from digital health summit
  • What the HCC Engagement team have been up to in Djilba (August-September) 2022
  • Engagement Officer, L4 – full-time
  • Consumer update on Sustainable Health Review workforce recommendations
  • Position statement – Roe vs Wade decision in the US
  • Relationships and compassion essential for great care
  • Putting the public back in public health
  • Health consumer stories driving positive change
  • Community and connection – how peak bodies pivoted during COVID-19
  • Experts by experience – mental health peer support
  • Feedback and complaints – How and why you should share your experiences
  • The art of compassion in healthcare
  • Championing the patient experience
  • Digital Health – where are we at?
  • CroakeyGO – Walking and talking for collaborative health content
  • Communication and kindness: Using my voice as a consumer and carer
  • Breast Implants – national recall
  • World Patient Safety Day
  • Improving engagement practices – people with disabilities share their feedback
  • Rebecca’s Story
  • Palliative Care – or Quality of Life Care?
  • Why am I here? Because Informed consent…
  • A day at HCC
  • Reflections of a Health Consumer Advocate on Social Marketing
  • My Health Record Webinar 1 – Privacy and Security – Key Takeaways
  • Senate Inquiry into Pelvic Mesh – A Scandal of International Proportions
  • Perth Children’s Hospital Parking
  • Life with a chronic health condition – what is the consumer experience?
  • Staying Safe at Home – Patient’s Own Medicines
  • The Surprising Truth About Youth Mental Health that Everyone Should Know – Guest Blogger: Jacinta Balestra
  • How do you know about your rights in health care when you have come from a country where human rights may not be recognised?
  • Complementary Therapies in Cancer Care
  • Cancer Patient Empowerment
  • My Grandson the gift: A new world of unconditional love & care
  • PMH Staff Morale at Crisis Point – Consumer Perspective
  • Celebrating people who make a difference…
  • Patient Experience is the Human Experience…
  • International Mesh Awareness Day – 1st May
  • Bright Future for ‘Let’s Talk Culture’ Series
  • World Tuberculosis Day: Prevention Better Than Cure
  • How you can help support quality healthcare for all
  • Vote for your health this Saturday
  • Be optimistic, a second opinion can save your life!
  • Can you see past the ‘Cultural Lens’?
  • My Health Record. Your Say.
  • Telehealth, valuable, affordable & life saving for patients
  • Volunteering good for mental health
  • Press Ganey – what’s it all about?
  • Cancer Community Conversation Forum: After cancer treatment ends… Where to from here?
  • Women’s Health – Am I normal?
  • World Hepatitis Day
  • After cancer treatment ends – Where to from here?
  • Step Forward – Together
  • Thieves target Perth hospital patients
  • Patient Experience Wrap Up Day Two
  • Patient Experience Wrap-Up Day One
  • EMER: How consumers & clinicians can improve patient experiences in Hospital Emergency Departments
  • Slim chance of losing lots of weight
  • Patient Experience Week is Launched!
  • Your Say on Cancer WA
  • Pap smear costs- a storm in a teacup?
  • The cigarette packet that stops you smoking
  • Wasted – did you watch this?
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  • Health Services Act – Independent Governance Review
  • Cosmetic Surgery – Survey closing 1 April
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  • TGA Consultation – Assistive Technologies and Excluded Goods
  • Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability
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  • Eating Disorders Lived Experience Network – WA
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  • Closing the gap in a generation
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  • 2022 Response to WA Abortion Reform Consultation

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