Publications

Submission to ACT Government’s 2023-24 ACT Budget Consultation

Published: 2023 Budget Consultations

HCCA wants to see the 2023-24 ACT Budget address priorities in three key areas of health: access, integration of care, and support for the community sector to meet increasing demands. Supporting information and detail of HCCA’s proposed priorities is included in Section 2.

It’s a Choice: Consumer views on VAD for the ACT

Published: 2023 Advance Care Planning Aged Care/Health of Older People

HCCA sought feedback from members on the discussion paper on Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD). We facilitated three focus groups consisting of 4 to 6 consumers and ten in-depth conversations with individuals. The questions asked during these discussions were based on those provided in the ACT Health VAD Discussion Paper. Consumers…

Climate Health and Wellbeing Position Statement

Published: 2023

This position statement acknowledges that climate change will have a profound impact on the health and wellbeing of people across the world.

Inclusive Health Care Position Statement

Published: 2023 Inclusive Health Care

Inclusive health care means equity of access for all health care consumers so that they can fully participate in their health care. For health care to be inclusive for consumers, health care providers need to acknowledge that health is determined by different experiences, identities, social connections, needs, wants, and bodies.…

HCCA’s Health Promotion Framework

Published: 2023

This document is the framework which supports HCCA’s purpose to empower consumers to have control and understanding of their own health and increase their awareness of, and ability to influence control over, the social determinants of health in our communities.

HCCA Privacy & Confidentiality Policy

Published: 2023

This Privacy Policy outlines how HCCA manages the personal information of staff, volunteers, members and consumer representatives and members of the public. It also describes the type of personal information held, for what purposes, and how that information is collected, held, used and disclosed.

Co-Design Position Statement

Published: 2023

The Health Care Consumers’ Association (HCCA) supports co-design as integral to the development, implementation and evaluation of health services, policies and programs.

Factsheet: Stretching Your Health Dollar

Published: 2023 Health Literacy/Patient Information Medicines Mental Health Out-of-Pocket Costs Self-Management

Our factsheet contains useful information and links on how to stretch your health dollar in the ACT.

Consumer Participation in Research Position Statement

Published: 2023

This document summarises our commitment to supporting health consumer participation in research.

Submission to Inquiry into Abortion and Reproductive Choice in the ACT

Published: 2022 Inquiries

HCCA views reproductive justice as including both the right not to have a child, through access to abortion and contraception, and the right to have a child without fear of violence or discrimination. It is vital that that the principles of reproductive justice are central in any fulsome review of…