Health Issues Centre in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Community organisation

Health Issues Centre

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 8676 9050

Address: Level 1/255 Bourke Street 3000 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: https://hic.org.au

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21.01.2022 For many Consumer Representatives, the Coronavirus lockdown in Victoria has stifled efforts to bring about positive change. But there have been exceptions, as Jo demonstrates...

18.01.2022 We’re Hiring! Seeking a Project Officer with expertise in project planning, stakeholder management, generating insights through thematic analysis, and report writing to be a part of our team. For more details and to apply, click here: https://hic.org.au/job/seeking-a-project-officer/

11.01.2022 It's ok to reach out. It's ok to not be ok. It's ok to be there for someone. Today is R U OK Day. Reach out.

10.01.2022 Today is World Patient Safety Day and the WHO is is calling for greater recognition of the enormous risks health professionals take on behalf of the community every day - especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. Health workers face increased risk of infections, violence, stigma, psychological and emotional disturbances, illness and even death. Working in such stressful environments can also put patients in their care at higher risk. This is why safe health workers means safe patients.

05.01.2022 What happens in the event of serious injury or death to patients? The Health Issues Centre convened a Consumer Working Group to assess the implications of the Government's proposed Duty of Candour. This is legislation to ensure that, should a serious adverse event occur of a level 1 or 2 Incident Severity Rating, a health service is required to: provide an apology to the person harmed.... provide an explanation to the injured consumer and identify the facts of the matter. outline a course of remedial action to prevent a re-occurrence of the incident. An Issues Paper to consider the potential avoidable and unintended consequences that may result from Duty of Candour being developed. This should then inform the drafting of legislation. This Issues Paper will be provided to consumers prior to the forum. All interested consumers are invited to attend. And it's important that you do, for it may be your only opportunity to become more informed and express your opinion. The Duty of Candour Public Forum will be held via Zoom 10-11.30am AEDT, 25 February 2021. Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/duty-of-candour-forum-for-c

05.01.2022 Check out Dementia Australia for some great tips on how to live well with dementia during this Dementia Action Week.

03.01.2022 From bushfires to a pandemic, the past year has been tough for Gippsland residents. We’d like to hear about your experiences and understand how you would like to see things managed differently in the future. Please join our online community conversation on Sunday September 20 from 1.30 to 3pm. <>

02.01.2022 Patients Come First- How are we going? Alfred Health is developing the next Patients Come First Strategy and want their community to let them know what matters to them. The Alfred says "We’re committed to patients being the focus of what we do, and so we have created a short survey to hear your ideas and suggestions for improving our services at Alfred Health. This survey will take approximately 5 minutes and will contribute to our next road map for improving the experience ...of patients and families". To take the survey, please click on the following link: https://redcap.alfredhealth.org.au/redcap/surveys/ You can read more about this strategy and how else you can get involved on the Alfred Health website via the following link: https://www.alfredhealth.org.au//patie/patients-come-first