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Guidelines for consumer representatives: suggestions for consumer or community representatives working on committees (1999) Consumers' Health Forum of Australia. A practical tool for consumer representatives who are nominated onto committees (councils, working parties, boards, reference groups etc.) by a consumer organisation. Copies can be obtained directly from the Consumers Health Forum (02) 6273 5444.

Community consultation and participation resource kit (1999) This link will take you to the full text resource kit. It has been developed to assist NSW area Health Service Managers and project leaders in establishing and maintaining community and consumer input into planning, policy development and service monitoring.

The Kit: A Guide To The Advocacy We Choose To Do.  Available for use in our library or you may purchase a copy for $35.00 including postage from the Mental Health Council of Australia, P.O. Box 174, Deakin West, ACT 2600 or to find out more about The Kit, send an email to admin@mhca.com.au

The Little Purple Book For Being a Community Representative (1994) Parks Community Health Service & Adelaide Community Health Service. For iInquiries about the availability of hard copies of this resource please phone (08) 9243 5611.

Tools for Health Care Organisations

Information series: methods and models of consumer participation (2004) National Resource Centre for Consumer Participation in Health. Provides an introduction to methods, models and levels of consumer participation.

Information series: methods and models of consumer partiticpation (PDF format, 125KB)

Improving Health Services Through Consumer Participation: A Guide for organisations.

Section 2 is devoted to assessment and planning and includes a planning checklist.

PDF DocumentSection 2 (PDF Document, 133KB)

Section 4 suggests ways to overcome barriers.

PDF DocumentSection 4 (PDF Document, 120KB)

Hospital self assessment tool is designed to assess levels of consumer and carer participation in hospitals. This is the revised version of the Hospital Audit Tool

PDF DocumentHospital self assessment tool (PDF Document, 180KB)

Primary health care self assessment tool is designed for you to assess levels of consumer and carer participation in health services in the primary care sector.

PDF DocumentPrimary health care self assessment tool (PDF Document, 331KB)

 

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