Latest News & Events
Consumer-researcher partnering program
Build your research skills and use your living or consumer representative experience to help improve health research with Early and Mid-Career Researchers from the University of Sydney.
A word with… Kimberley Grima and Francine Campbell
Kimberley Grima and Francine Campbell are two proud First Nations women, Health Consumers NSW members and health consumer representatives, and active contributors to our Reconciliation Action Plan. In this conversation with HCNSW’s Julia Brockhausen, they share their journeys into consumer advocacy, reflect on the importance of First Nations voices in health, and discuss what genuine engagement looks like in practice
Thinking critically about using ChatGPT for health advice
Generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews have transformed the way we look for health information online. While these tools provide quick and tailored answers to health questions, their answers can also be inaccurate, incomplete or unsafe. Join us for this webinar on 28 August at noon.
August HCNSW Board Meeting
This is a closed event for HCNSW Board members only. This is a tentative date and more information for Board members to come.
Training
We offer engagement training & education programs for health consumer representatives, health staff & researchers
Through the insights and experience of the HCNSW team, we were able to not only recruit avaluable consumer representative to our sub-committee, but also ensure that our visionary view ofhealthcare in Western Sydney is truly patient centred.
HCNSW were able to facilitate finding an engaged, informed group of individuals who have a diverse range of skills and experiences and a deep knowledge of consumer advocacy. We are very excited to be working with consumers to help shape the medical training of our future medical workforce.
As a person living with HIV, it is important to me that I am not just a passive recipient of healthcare.I want to be actively involved in all discussions about my health. Consumer representation is the main way I am able to influence how my healthcare is delivered so that it meets my needs.