Consultation calendar
Summaries of the health reform consultations that have taken place are listed below.
| Consultation event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
 e-health Roundtable, Medicare offices, CanberraMinister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, met with a small group of stakeholders to discuss the important role that electronic health records will play in health reform, at a roundtable discussion at Medicare offices in Canberra on Monday 18 January 2010. | ACT | 2010011818 Jan 2010 |
Private Health Stakeholder Consultation, Parliament HouseMinister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon hosted a health reform roundtable discussion with representatives from private health insurers and private hospitals at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 25 November 2009. | ACT | 2009112525 Nov 2009 |
Primary Health Care Forum, Parliament House24 representatives from peak stakeholder organisations with an active interest in primary health care attended a Primary Health Care Forum with Health and Ageing Minister Nicola Roxon at Parliament House, Canberra on Monday 23 November 2009. | ACT | 2009112323 Nov 2009 |
Preventative Health Forum, Parliament HouseMembers of the Preventative Health Taskforce joined the Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, at Parliament House on Monday 26 October 2009, to meet with key representatives of the fitness, food, alcohol and public health sectors. | ACT | 2009102626 Oct 2009 |
 Consumers Health Forum consultation, ACTHealth Minister Nicola Roxon hosted the first consumer-specific consultation in partnership with the Consumers Health Forum (CHF) at the Australian National University in Canberra on 23 October 2009. | ACT | 2009102323 Oct 2009 |
Mental Health Forum, Parliament House, Canberra35 key stakeholders attended a focused consultation on mental health with the Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 21 October. | ACT | 2009102121 Oct 2009 |
National Indigenous Health Equality Council, CanberraMinister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery Warren Snowdon met with the National Indigenous Health Equality Council (NIHEC) on 10 September. | ACT | 2009101010 Oct 2009 |
National Rural Health Alliance Consultation, CanberraThe Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery, Warren Snowdon, met today with representatives from the National Rural Health Alliance to discuss the impact of the recommendations of the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission report for people living in rural and remote Australia. | ACT | 2009091717 Sep 2009 |
Vision 20/20 Eye Health consultation, CanberraThe Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Mark Butler, met with Vision 2020 Australia and 14 representatives from its various eye health member organisations in Canberra on Tuesday, 15 September 2009. | ACT | 2009091515 Sep 2009 |
 Canberra Hospital, CanberraOn Wednesday 16 September 2009, the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, the Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, and Chair of the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission, Dr Christine Bennett, held a health consultation at Canberra Hospital. | ACT | 2009091616 Sep 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.