The 2011-12 State Budget, delivered by Treasurer Jack Snelling today, provides some welcome news for health consumers with the health budget set to reach a record $4.7 billion. The Budget includes $133 million over four years in additional resources for providing health services and $498 million for capital projects in 2011-12. HCA, the peak body for health consumers in South Australia, welcomes the health budget. In particular, capital expenditure to upgrade and modernise facilities and…
HCA wishes to acknowledge the achievements of Ashleigh Moore, from Cancers Voices, and Rosemary Warmington, of Carers SA. Both received honours in the recently announced Australia Day Awards. Rosemary was honoured has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for her support for carers. Ashleigh has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his service to cancer support and community health.
The Health Consumers Alliance of South Australia would like to congratulate the winners and finalists nominated for the annual Dr. Margaret Tobin Awards. The awards were established in memory of the late Dr. Margaret Tobin and her inspirational contribution to South Australia’s continuing mental health reforms. The winners were announced on Monday 10th October 2011, at a ceremony that officially marks the start of Mental Health Week in South Australia. EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP & COMMITMENT…
The Health Consumers Alliance of South Australia (HCA), the peak body for health consumers, advocated for the establishment of an independent statutory health complaints authority for South Australia and welcomed the establishment of the office of the Health & Community Services Complaints Commissioner (HCSCC) in 2005. HCA also participated actively in the 2008 review of the Health and Community Services Complaints Act and advocated for the implementation of the review recommendations, including the establishment of…
The 2010-11 State budget, delivered yesterday, provides some welcome news for health consumers with the health budget set to reach a record $4.5 billion. The budget includes $884 million over four years for new initiatives and $424 million for capital projects in 2010-11. HCA, the peak body for health consumers in South Australia, welcomes the Health budget. In particular, new initiatives, such as, the four hour target for Emergency Departments and the additional 260,000 elective…
Health professionals from across the State gathered on Friday to celebrate the achievements of their colleagues at the 2011 SA Health Awards. Health and Ageing Minister John Hill said, “The nominees and winners have made outstanding improvements to the delivery of health services in South Australia. The SA Health Awards recognize individuals, teams, projects or programs that demonstrate outstanding achievement of South Australia’s Strategic Plan goals and objectives, or the work of the State’s Safety…
CHF has issued a Media Release in response to the Australian Government’s release of TGA Reforms: A blueprint for the TGA’s future. This can be viewed at: https://www.chf.org.au/pdfs/med/med-TGA-blueprint-response.pdf
The Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA) has called on all Australian governments to “get serious” about adopting best practice in delivering public services. A policy discussion paper developed by IPAA found there were few national, State or Local Government agencies with publicly disclosed service strategies that matched best practice internationally. The paper also found that apart from South Australia and to some extent the Commonwealth, it was hard to find directives and guidelines on…
SA Health has launched a campaign to tackle the stigma surrounding mental illness through its ‘Let’s Think Positive’ campaign. Mental Health Minister John Hill said “Stigma and discrimination are among the biggest barriers that people face when they’re recovering from a mental illness and that’s an extra burden they really don’t need. A change to more positive thinking by the friends, families, employers and workmates of people who’ve had or are still dealing with mental…
THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK Sixty individuals, representing members, organisational members and stakeholders provided feedback through a mix of surveys and interviews in preparation for the development of a new strategic plan. The feedback provided has identified areas of success and key strengths as well as potential opportunities and improvements. As a member-based, consumer focused organisation, your feedback is vital to us. A summary report will be available in the near future and a draft…
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