Consumer Opportunities
The role of a consumer representative can be a very rewarding experience, knowing that you are helping to affect positive change in Queensland’s health system and improving the healthcare experience for other consumers.Keep your eye on this page, our eAlerts and our Facebook page for the latest Consumer Opportunities.
Join the new strategic, high level System Information Communication Technologies Advisory Committee
Closing date: 9am, Friday 2 July
Are you a consumer or carer representative with extensive committee experience, either at the Hospital and Health Service, or Statewide level? Can you demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the Queensland Health system? Do you have an interest in information management, cyber security, protection of data and technology to ensure safe, consistent and effective exchange of information that enables access, availability and protection of data?
Join a working group for a statewide endoscopy survey
Closing date: 5pm, Friday 9 July 2021
The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Service (PSQIS), Clinical Excellence Queensland is seeking two health consumer or carer representatives who have experienced endoscopic services in a Queensland Health facility to participate in a working group for the planned statewide Endoscopy survey that will commence in October 2021.
Improve equity of access to dental care and oral health outcomes in rural and remote areas
Closing date: 9am, Friday 18 June 2021
The Department of Health is seeking health consumers and carers living in rural and remote locations of Queensland to participate in a number of focus groups in late June/early July to contribute to the development of the Queensland Health Rural and Remote Oral Health Services Strategy.
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HCQ tips on applying for consumer representative roles
If you’re relatively new to consumer representative work and you are thinking about applying for any of the roles on this page, don’t be put off by an application form which asks for six months’ experience on a health committee.
Help us develop a best practice engagement model for First Nations Queenslanders and inform the COVID-19 vaccination rollout
Project: Amplifying Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voices
Health Staff
Health Consumers Queensland would like to get a Queensland-wide view on how, when and where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health consumers are engaged with health organisations across the state, such as the Department of Health, Hospital and Health Services, and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations.
Health Consumers Queensland has received funding from the Department of Health to engage with Aboriginal and Torres Islander health consumers on COVID-19 related issues; and will be focused on engagement that focuses on the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccinations. Through this project, we would like to gain a better understanding of how consumers are already engaged across different health sectors and to see where collaboration/coordination is already happening.
This short survey will take between 5-10 mins to complete and we appreciate your assistance. Access the survey here.