The healthy trio: Safety, Quality and Literacy
A noteworthy feature of this edition of Health Voices is how our headline trio…
Protecting all consumers starts with some of the most disadvantaged
Australia is recognised internationally as having one of the safest health systems in the…
Consumer representative involvement in health service organisation accreditation
In recent years consumer representation has flowered in various areas of health care, including…
2018 Health Literacy Survey – Do Australian consumers have a healthy understanding?
With the Australian health system becoming increasingly complex, the need for ‘health literate’ consumers…
Complexity of primary care warrants new approaches to patient safety
We must heed the lessons of failure. You could not have missed it; Australia…
Shifting our focus to achieve better care
Samantha[1] was admitted to hospital recently. She had abdominal pain, anxiety, and a rash,…
Balancing imperatives in healthcare
Can we reduce unwarranted clinical variation, be evidence based, and patient-centred at the same…
Pain treatment and safe patient-centred care
Rising dependence, accidental overdose, hospitalisations and death among opiod users is presenting Australia with…
Reducing health inequalities by involving indigenous people in genomics research
Personalised medicine offers a new way to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of…
How digital records can transform life for a child with profound health needs
Caring for a child with severe and profound disabilities is complicated, emotionally draining, and…
Avoid harm – listen to consumers
Safety, quality and health literacy bring together three vital strands of consumer-centered health care….
‘No Decision About Me, Without Me’: Transforming vision into reality through health literacy
In 2012, the National Health Service in the UK published a report titled ‘No…
Value of insights from ‘the inconvenient guest’
An increasing challenge in the modern health care system is the dilemma of balancing…
Patient Care Navigation: ‘better health outcomes … that’s what all this was about’
Chronic conditions account for 87 per cent of deaths in Australia and one in…
Local health literacy solutions, applied nationally
Australia has one of the best health systems in the world, however significant proportions…
The role of ethics in health care
There are many ways in which one can view safety and quality in consumer-centred…
How to get the best out of your GP
Statistics show Australians attend their GP on average six times a year. It is…
