Consultation calendar
Summaries of the health reform consultations that have taken place are listed below.
| Consultation event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
 Royal Darwin Hospital, DarwinPrime Minister Kevin Rudd was joined by Minister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon and Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery Warren Snowdon at a health reform consultation with about 70 people at the Royal Darwin Hospital in the Northern Territory, on 22 January 2010. | NT | 2010012222 Jan 2010 |
 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 |
Roundtable discussion at The Redcliffe Hospital, RedcliffeMinister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon met health professionals involved in care delivery in Queensland’s Redcliffe and Bayside region during a health reform consultation at Redcliffe Hospital on 8 January 2010. | Qld | 2010010808 Jan 2010 |
Royal District Nursing Service (SA) Roundtable, AdelaideMinister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon met with representatives of the primary and community health care sectors for a roundtable discussion at the Royal District Nursing Service of South Australia in Glenside, Adelaide, on Wednesday 6 January 2010. | SA | 2010010606 Jan 2010 |
Maroondah Hospital Roundtable, MelbourneAbout 15 people attended a consultation on improving the health system with Health and Ageing Minister Nicola Roxon at Maroondah Hospital, Ringwood East, Victoria, on Monday 21 December 2009. | Vic | 2009122121 Dec 2009 |
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 |
Australian Health Ministers' Conference, AdelaideThe Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, met with state and territory health ministers in Adelaide on 13 November. | SA | 2009111313 Nov 2009 |
Business Council of Australia, SydneyThe Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, met with the Business Council of Australia in Sydney on 12 November. | NSW | 2009111212 Nov 2009 |
 Western Hospital Roundtable, FootscrayTwenty senior clinicians and hospital staff, academics, Divisions of General Practice and a primary healthcare service met for a roundtable discussion with Minister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon at Western Hospital in Footscray, Melbourne, on Wednesday 11 November. | Vic | 2009111111 Nov 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.