Consultation calendar
Summaries of the health reform consultations that have taken place are listed below.
| Consultation event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
Sutherland Hospital, SutherlandAbout 30 health industry professionals met with the Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, for a health consultation at Sutherland Hospital, in southern Sydney, on 15 January 2010. | NSW | 2010011515 Jan 2010 |
School of Rural Health, DubboOn 14 January 2010, Minister for Ageing Justine Elliot consulted with about 40 health clinicians and administrators at the University of Sydney’s School of Rural Health in Dubbo, NSW. | NSW | 2010011414 Jan 2010 |
Tamworth Community Health Centre, TamworthThe Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, consulted with health industry professionals at Tamworth Community Health Centre, located on the Tamworth hospital campus, on 14 January 2010. | NSW | 2010011414 Jan 2010 |
Aged Care Queensland, BrisbaneMinister for Ageing Justine Elliot attended a meeting of Aged Care Queensland in Brisbane to discuss the health and aged care reforms. | Qld | 2009101515 Oct 2009 |
 Orange Base Hospital, OrangeAbout 40 people attended a consultation to discuss health reform recommendations with Minister for Ageing Justine Elliot at Orange Base Hospital in Central Western NSW on 4 November. | NSW | 2009110404 Nov 2009 |
 Royal Hobart Hospital Roundtable, HobartFourteen senior clinicians, private hospital chief executive officers, and primary health care representatives met with the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, and the Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot at Royal Hobart Hospital in Tasmania, on Tuesday 13 October, to discuss health reform. | Tas | 2009101313 Oct 2009 |
 Westmead Hospital, SydneyThirty medical, hospital and other industry professionals attended a health consultation with Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, at Westmead Hospital in Sydney on 7 October. | NSW | 2009100707 Oct 2009 |
 The Wallarah Bay Recreation Club, GorokanTwenty-six people with a strong interest in aged care attended a consultation with the Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, at Gorokan, on the NSW Central Coast, on 8 October. | NSW | 2009100808 Oct 2009 |
 Aged Care Forum, SydneyAbout 60 people attended an Aged Care Forum with the Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, at the Marriott Hotel, Sydney, on Wednesday 7 October. | NSW | 2009100707 Oct 2009 |
 The Tweed Hospital, Tweed HeadsThe Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, consulted with 40 health industry professionals at The Tweed Hospital, Tweed Heads, on 2 October 2009. | NSW | 2009100202 Oct 2009 |
The implementation plan provides details of implementation activities over coming months and years, including timelines and major milestones to implement the major health reform agreed by COAG in April 2010.
On 19 and 20 April 2010, an historic agreement was reached by the Council of Australian Governments, except Western Australia, to the establishment of a National Health and Hospitals Network.