Throughout the year, we run projects and campaigns about different topics – some working with our partners, some by ourselves. All of them revolve around issues important to – and for – health consumers and their representatives and health organisations in NSW.
If you would like to discuss partnering with us on a project or campaign you have in mind, please reach out via the email below:
Join renowned broadcaster and throat cancer survivor Julie McCrossin as she presents our four-part podcast and video series promoting how patients and their families can use the Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights to make their voices heard.
Sydney Health Partners partnered with Health Consumers NSW to undertake two initial projects – an environmental scan of current consumer involvement activity within health research across SHP, and the development and delivery of an introductory training module for consumers, clinicians and researchers.
Health Consumers NSW (HCNSW) and the Physical Disability Council of NSW (PDCN) ran a joint, one-month online consumer survey to try to understand peoples’ experience of communication difficulties in NSW hospitals.
The aim of the Walking the Talk project was to collaborate with a diverse range of young people (14-25) to gain insight into their experiences of engaging with the healthcare system, services, and organisations.
The Older Women Network NSW and HCNSW partnered to investigate the issue of ageism in the health care sector in NSW.
The Older Women Network NSW and HCNSW partnered to investigate the issue of ageism in the health care sector in NSW.
We asked patients and carers about their telehealth or ‘virtual care’ experiences and collected individual patient stories during a virtual workshop and through stories, surveys and polls
The Visiting Guide outlines the findings of HCNSW’s Consumer Leaders Taskforce investigation into the impacts of changed visiting policies during the Covid-19 lockdowns and outlines the principles to address these.
We asked patients and carers about their telehealth or ‘virtual care’ experiences and collected individual patient stories during a virtual workshop and through stories, surveys and polls
In 2013 a partnership between WentWest and Health Consumers NSW was established to embark on a joint consumer engagement project. The project aims included embedding consumer involvement across WentWest and developing tools and resources for use across NSW.
