Current Projects

Public Education About Real Life Stories - towards acceptance and understanding of mental illness With funding from SA Health’s Mental Health Unit, HCA is implementing a consumer led mental illness stigma reduction campaign. A consumer led Advisory group had been formed to offer information, and their lived experience, to guide some of the strategies and information for the campaign. After discussion with the Advisory group, the name ‘Pearls – Public education about real life stories,…

Four HCA members, Trevor Bower, Eric Browne, Melissa Cadzow and Alan Nankivell, have been appointed for a 12 month period, to the recently established eHealth Consumer Reference Group which held its first meeting on 29 September 2011. The purpose of the group is to support consumers and/or carers to actively participate in improving the patient experience and health outcomes through SA Health’s eHealth agenda by: Ensuring there are mechanisms in place to actively engage with…

HCA E-HEALTH CONSUMER SURVEY UPDATE In November 2011, HCA commenced a research project that focuses on developing a better understanding of the attitudes of consumers within South Australia towards the introduction of eHealth. A survey was circulated through the HCA eBulletin, community radio, various newsletters and consumer representative groups. Survey responses closed on the 24 December. We had a very pleasing response rate with 110 consumer responses and 12 stakeholder groups. Some of the preliminary…