Submissions

ACT Health: Draft ACT and Southern NSW Local Health District Cancer Services Plan 2014-2018

Published: 2014 Health Directorate Health Service Planning

HCCA welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the ACT and NSW Health District Cancer Service Plan 2014 -2018. In preparing for this submission we consulted with our membership and also held a consumer consultation including a public consultation held in collaboration with ACT Health on the 10th of September…

ACT Health: Section 2 of the RACC & UCPH Models of Care Report

Published: 2014 Health Directorate Health Service Planning

The Health Care Consumers’ Association (HCCA) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on current RACC services. The information was collected in writing and through telephone and face to face interviews with HCCA members.

ACT Health: University of Canberra Public Hospital Service Delivery Plan

Published: 2014 Health Directorate Health Infrastructure Health Service Planning

HCCA made a submission to the ACT Government regarding the Service Delivery Plan for UCPH. We had extensive consultation with our members on the future provision of health services in Canberra both through public forums and from individual members and membership organisations.

Consideration of Hepatitis treatments Sofosbuvir & Simeprevir

Published: 2014 Medicines Quality and Safety in Health Care

HCCA supports the addition of Sofosbuvir and Simeprevir to the Australian Government’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). HCCA strongly advocates for the introduction of these treatments in Australia to ensure choice, opportunity and access to these medicines which present significant advantages over currently available treatment options.

Senate Inquiry into Out-of-Pocket Costs in Australian Healthcare

Published: 2014 Out-of-Pocket Costs

This is a submission to the Australian Senate Inquiry into Out-of-Pocket Costs in Australian Healthcare. It emphasises the impact of growing out-of-pocket costs on people with chronic conditions, families with young children and marginalised groups.

Australian Senate: Select Committee on Health

Published: 2014 Primary Health Care

HCCA is very pleased that the Senate Select Committee on Health has been established. Health, or being in good health is important to everyone and influences how we feel, function and participate in the community. The concepts of ‘health’ and ‘ill health’ must be understood as complex. As well as…

ACT Health: Canberra Sexual Health Fact Sheets Batch 1

Published: 2014 Health Directorate Health Literacy/Patient Information

HCCA provided feedback on two batches of sexual health factsheets for Canberra Sexual Health Centre.

ACT Health: Restraint of Patients Policy, Process, and Standard Operating Procedure at The Canberra Hospital

Published: 2014 Health Directorate Quality and Safety in Health Care

HCCA supports the review of the current policies and SOPs relating use of restraints with patients to ensure this reflects current best practice, the National Safety and Quality Health Services Standards (NSQHS) and promotes of a culture which minimises the use of restraint.

Commonwealth Department of Health: After-Hours Primary Health Care Review

Published: 2014 Primary Health Care

HCCA welcomes the opportunity to provide input into the Review into After Hours Primary Health Care Services. Our response is informed by consumer consultation for two recent bodies of work: our response to the Senate Inquiry into Out-of-Pocket Costs and a recent project with ACT Medicare Local, completing a comprehensive…

ACT Health: Canberra Sexual Health Fact Sheets Batch 2

Published: 2014 Health Directorate Health Literacy/Patient Information

HCCA provided feedback on two batches of sexual health factsheets for Canberra Sexual Health Centre.