Consultation calendar
Summaries of the health reform consultations that have taken place are listed below.
| Consultation event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
Council of Australian Governments Meeting, BrisbanePrime Minister Kevin Rudd met with Premiers, Chief Ministers and the President of the Australian Local Government Association, together with Treasurers for the 28th Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting in Brisbane. | Qld | 2009120707 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 |
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 |
 Congress of the Australian Health and Hospitals Association and the Australian Institute of Health Policy, HobartOn 8 October 2009 the Minister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon opened the Australian Health and Hospitals Association (AHHA) and the Australian Institute of Health Policy 2009 Congress in Hobart. | Tas | 2009100808 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.