Consumers Shaping Health is a bi-monthly newsletter published by the Consumers Forum of Australia (CHF) for members, consumer representatives and stakeholders in health. It promotes current advocacy work of CHF in its three priority areas: safety and quality in health care; health care for people with chronic conditions; and safe and appropriate use of medicines. ISSN 1835-2057 (Print) ISSN 1835-2065 (Online)
| Issue: | Consumers Shaping Health, vol 4, issue 1, February 2010 |
| Contents: | 2010-11 Budget Submission calls for better dental care and emphasises consumer participation in achieving major reform / Consumers inform Fifth Community Pharmacy Agreement / Health Technology Assessment / Australia needs a single 'principles-based' Code of Conduct for therapeutic goods / Cataract rebates - finally a resolution / Consumers talk pathology / Keeping Clinical Trials in Australia |
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| Issue: | Consumers Shaping Health, vol 3, issue 6, December 2009 |
| Contents: | Health consumers advocate reform with Minister Roxon and consumers input to Fifth Community Pharmacy Agreement. |
| File: | csh-2009-6.pdf 28kb |
| Issue: | Consumers Shaping Health, vol 3, issue 5, October 2009 |
| Contents: | The Government and medical specialists continued to debate the proposed (and some have now been passed in the Senate) cuts to Medicare rebates. |
| File: | csh-2009-5.pdf 661kb |
| Issue: | Consumers Shaping Health, vol 3, issue 4, August 2009 |
| Contents: | CHF has called on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to investigate claims that pathology companies are pressuring doctors to reduce bulk-billing of pathology services. |
| File: | csh-2009-4.pdf 150kb |
| Issue: | Consumers Shaping Health, vol 3, issue 3, June 2009 |
| Contents: | The 2009-10 Federal Health Budget is a step towards the promised reform of the health system but does not deliver some important initiatives that consumers wanted. |
| File: | csh-2009-3.pdf 1004kb |
| Issue: | Consumers Shaping Health, vol 3, issue 2, April 2009 |
| Contents: | Australia needs a national registration scheme / People-centred care must drive reform / Local consumers share their views / Consumers influence doctors' code / Evidence, not spin, needed for weight loss products / Look beyond medicine for solutions / Measuring patient outcomes is a good idea |
| File: | csh-2009-2.pdf 149Kb |
| Issue: | Consumers Shaping Health, vol 3, issue 1, February 2009 |
| Contents: | Report focuses on consumers / New Executive Director joins CHF / Consumers want preventive health / Safety and quality workshop / CHF works with Divisions of General Practice / CHF works with the health professions / Private Health project highlights consumer needs / Medical Technologies and Devices |
| File: | csh-2009-1.pdf 122Kb |
| Issue: | Consumers Shaping Health, vol 2, issue 5, November 2008 |
| Contents: | Health Minister helps CHF celebrate 21 years / New Chairperson to further strengthen CHF / Safety and quality is everyone's business / Celebrate, Challenge and Change / CHF project looks at workforce issues / Representative’s program boosted |
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| Issue: | Consumers Shaping Health, vol 2, issue 4, September 2008 |
| Contents: | Health reforms need consumer voice / E-health must gain consumer confidence / Involve community in team-based care / Better approval and monitoring process needed / Consumers included in accreditation scheme |
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| Issue: | Consumers Shaping Health, vol 2, issue 3, July 2008 |
| Contents: | Primary health care reform offers hope / Looking forward, looking back / CHF farewells Cristopher Newell / CHF welcomes national e-health strategy / New CHF project begins / Workshop shares medicines information |
| File: | csh-2008-3.pdf 866Kb |
| Issue: | Consumers Shaping Health, vol 2, issue 2, May 2008 |
| Contents: | Budget funds health reform / New CHF project on medicines / 2020 health to centre on consumers / Involving people in research / E-health for consumers / Health funding dictates health |
| File: | csh-2008-2.pdf 123Kb |
| Issue: | Consumers Shaping Health, vol 2, issue 1, March 2008 |
| Contents: | Minister encourages consumers / Consumer views welcomed / Health consumers talk health rights / Agreement addresses consumer issues / New devices need better monitoring / A step towards electronic health records / Get to know your medicines |
| File: | csh-2008-1.pdf 121Kb |
| Issue: | Consumers Shaping Health, vol 1, issue 3, December 2007 |
| Contents: | Government must consult consumers / Improve care coordination / Expert panel to monitor broader health cover / Minimise costs to consumers / Mackay health consumers speak out / Consumer representative makes history |
| File: | csh-2007-3.pdf 131Kb |
| Issue: | Consumers Shaping Health, vol 1, issue 2, October 2007 |
| Contents: | Consumers shape safety and quality in health care / Close the gaps in health care / Quality use of medicines will improve with better information / Better information for better health |
| File: | csh-2007-2.pdf 640Kb |
| Issue: | Consumers Shaping Health, vol 1, issue 1, August 2007 |
| Contents: | What health consumers want / Why listen to consumers? / CHF improves the health system / CHF has a national voice |
| File: | csh-2007-1.pdf 1,113Kb |
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