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Steve Morris worked together with consumers on medicines
The Consumers Health Forum acknowledges and congratulates Adjunct Associate Professor Steve Morris for his role as CEO of NPS MedicineWise during a period of significant developments for consumers.
“We are sorry to hear Steve will be leaving NPS in July. His leadership has been invaluable in promoting the important links with consumers in quality use of medicines,” the CEO of CHF, Leanne Wells, said.
“Quality use of medicines is an important issue for consumers, and essential that we equip consumers with the best information, advice and services in this area.
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Ongoing Telehealth drives innovation and gives everyone better access to healthcare
The Consumers Health Forum welcomes the extension of Medicare coverage for telehealth consultations for GPs, allied health and specialists to the end of 2021.
To be able to consult with your health care provider by phone or video was an important step in making ongoing healthcare safer for patients during the early days of the pandemic.
“This was particularly essential for people with complex and chronic conditions who needed ongoing care.” said the CEO of the Consumers Health Forum, Leanne Wells.
Before the introduction of the telehealth items, there was fear and concern in the community about the spread and virulence of the virus, to the extent that many people stopped going to their regular medical appointments and were also not following up on referrals.
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Consumer report card points to highs and lows of health system
A new Consumer Report Card on Australia’s Health System finds that significant areas including mental health and cost barriers to care present issues of concern.
The Consumers Health Forum has studied 12 indicators against historical and international measures to report on health system performance from a consumer’s perspective.
The report identified six of the 12 indicators as areas “of concern” for consumers. These include relatively high rates of psychological distress compared to other western countries, relatively high level of out-of-pocket health costs and levels public expenditure on preventive health measures.
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Many Australians experience the countryâs mental health system as inadequate, dangerous and financially punishing, saying they often feel unsafe in hospitals, are dismissed by health professionals and are hit with prohibitive costs that government subsidies do not come close to covering.
And practitioners in turn have spoken of burnout and their frustration with misplaced funding, inadequate quick fixes, overmedication of patients and inconsistencies and duplication in the system, while acknowledging that many seeking help find the system âdeeply traumaticâ.
Many who responded to Guardian Australiaâs call-out asking readers to share experiences of the mental health system are the face of the âmissing middleâ, a term often used in reports and inquiries aimed at assessing the gaps in the mental health system.
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