Community Advisory Committee of the Southern Health Board


Resources

The following resources are available from the Community Advisory Committee Executive Officer, by calling 9709 7174 or via email at
Linda.Pandita@southernhealth.org.au

Other useful websites include:

Consumer’s Health Forum: http://www.chf.org.au/
Finding Consumers and Carers: http://www.health.vic.gov.au/qualitycouncil/consumer_dir.pdf
Health Issues Centre: http://www.vicnet.net.au/~hissues 
National Resource Centre for Consumer Participation in Health: http://nrccph.latrobe.edu.au/

On this page:

Publication

Aged Care Branch Victorian Department of Human Services. (1999). A Guide to Participation by Older Victorians. Melbourne: Author.

Clark, R.B., (2001). Australian Patient Safety Survey: Final Report to the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care. Canberra: Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care.

Duckett, S., Capp, S., Carter, M., Lowe, E., & Zimet, A. (2000). Ministerial review of health care networks – Final Report. Melbourne: Victorian Government Department of Human Services.

Commonwealth Office of Disability. (1999). Inclusive Consultation: A practical guide to involvoing people with disabilities. Canberra: Author.

NSW Health Department. (2001). Partners in Health – Sharing information and making decisions together. Report of the Consumer and Community Participation Implementation Group. Sydney: Author.

South Australian Community Health Research Unit. (1995). Planning Healthy Communities: A guide to doing needs assessment in rural communities. South Australia: Flinders Press.

Victorian Government Department of Human Services. (2001). Communicating Across Cultures. Melbourne: Author.

Victorian Government Department of Human Services. (2000). Community Advisory Committee Guidelines. Melbourne: Author.

Victorian Government Department of Human Services. (2001). Guidelines for Community Advisory Committees Project Report. Melbourne: Author.

Victorian Government Department of Human Services. (2000). Hospital and Community Partnerships: A Guide to Consumer Participation. Melbourne: Author.

Victorian Government Department of Human Services. (2001). Patient Management Task Force Paper No. 7 - The Right Health Care: Balancing clinical science and decision making with individual wishes. Melbourne: Author.

Victorian Government Department of Human Services. (2000). Primary Care Partnerships: Preparing a Consumers’ and Carers’ Charter. Melbourne: Author.

Publication Series

Consumer Focus Collaboration Series:

  • Education and Training for Consumer Participation in Health Care (2000)
  • The Evidence Supporting Consumer Participation in Health (2001)
  • Feedback, Participation and Consumer Diversity (2000)
  • Improving Health Services Through Consumer Participation: A Resource Guide for Organisations (2000)
  • Review of Existing Models of Reporting to Consumers on Health Service Quality (2001)
  • Stocktake of Models and Approaches to Facilitating Consumer Access to Health Information – A Report (2001)

National Resource Centre for Consumer Participation in Health. (2001). Facts Sheets:

No. 1: An introduction to consumer participation
No. 2: Methods of consumer participation
No. 3: Committees that involve consumers – issues for service providers to consider
No. 4: Questions to ask before involving consumers
No. 5: Key resources in consumer participation in health
No. 6: Steps to develop a consumer participation strategy

Victorian Government Department of Human Service. Communicating with Consumers Series:

Vol 1: Well-Written Health Information: A Guide, 2000
Vol 2: Producing Well-Written Health Information: Stroke, Chest Pain & Cholecystectomy, 2001
Vol 3: Producing Well-Written Health Information: Menorrhagia, Mastitis & Pain Relief During Childbirth, 2001

Journal Articles

Bowling, A. (1992). Health care rationing: The public’s debate. British Medical Journal, 312, 670-674.

Coulter, A. (2002). After Bristol: Putting patients at the centre. British Medical Journal, 324, 648-651.

Lenaghan, J. et al. (1996) Setting Priorities: Is there a role for citizen’s juries? British Medical Journal, 312, 1591-3

MacDougall, C. (2001). Thoughts on barriers and enablers for incorporating ordinary theorising into the community participation in health debate. Australian Health Review, 24(4), 30-33.

Pickin, C. et al. (2002). Developing a model to enhance the capacity of statutory organisations to engage with lay communities. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 7(1), 34-42.

Ryan, M. et al. (2001). Eliciting public preferences for healthcare: A systematic review of techniques. Health Technology Assessment,5(5).

Tobin, M. et al. (2002). Consumer participation in mental health: who wants it and why? Australian Health Review, 25(3), 91-100.

Williamson, C. (2000). Consumer and professional standards: working towards consensus. Quality in Health Care, 9, 190-194

Journals

Better Health Outcomes Journals, Vol 7 No 1 (Summer 2001) – Vol 8 No 3 (Winter 2002)

Health Issues Journals, Vol 62 (March 2000) – Vol 72 (September 2002)

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