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Final report: Developing consumer driven performance reports for acute cardiac services
Publication Date: June, 2002, Pages: 29 , Author/Source: Epworth Hospital 
The project involved two consumer partner organisations - Heartbeat Epworth Inc, and Cardiomyopathy Association of Australia Ltd. The project aimed to develop a report using the Purposeful Reporting to Consumers' framework.
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Information series: partnerships between consumers & health service providers (draft)
Publication Date: 2004, Pages: 4 , Author/Source: National Resource Centre for Consumer Participation in Health 
The purpose of this information sheet is to provide an overview of the meaning of 'partnership' and a guide for organisations and consumers considering entering into a partnership in some aspect of the health system. The information sheet is draft only as it is still going through the review process.
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Information series: methods and models of consumer participation
Publication Date: 2004, Pages: 4 , Author/Source: National Resource Centre for Consumer Participation in Health 
Provides a brief introduction to the various methods of consumer participation.
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Information series: consumer participation on committees
Publication Date: 2004, Pages: 4 , Author/Source: National Resource Centre for Consumer Participation in Health 
Consumers and carers of health services and representatives from consumer organisations are often asked by service providers to join committees and groups to provide information, advice, feedback and direction. The types of committees and groups that consuimers join vary and depend on the nature of the service, the type of information required and the level of consumer input sought.
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Information series: an introduction to participation in health
Publication Date: 2004, Pages: 4 , Author/Source: National Resource Centre for Consumer Participation in Health 
Consumer participation is increasingly being linked with improvements in the quality of health care and improved health outcomes, and as a result is being encouraged by Commonwealth, State and Territory governments.
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