Consultation calendar
Summaries of the health reform consultations that have taken place are listed below.
| Consultation event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
ACTU MelbourneParliamentary Secretary Mark Butler hosted a health consultation on Thursday 28 January 2010 at the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) offices in Melbourne. | Vic | 2010012828 Jan 2010 |
Bendigo Hospital, BendigoMinister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery Warren Snowdon held a roundtable health consultation at Bendigo Hospital in Victoria, on 19 January 2010. | Vic | 2010011919 Jan 2010 |
Kyneton Hospital, KynetonThe Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery, Warren Snowdon, met with heath professionals in Kyneton Hospital in Victoria for a roundtable health consultation. | Vic | 2010011919 Jan 2010 |
 Roundtable discussion at WonthaggiThe Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery, Warren Snowdon, held a health consultation with health and local government professionals at the Bass Coast Council Offices at Wonthaggi, Victoria, on 22 December 2009. | Vic | 2009122222 Dec 2009 |
Healesville Hospital, Healesville15 people discussed health reform with the Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery, Warren Snowdon, at Healesville Hospital on 21 December 2009. | Vic | 2009122121 Dec 2009 |
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 |
 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 Alfred Hospital, MelbourneThe Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, met with more than 30 people at The Alfred Hospital on 11 November for a consultation on improving Australia’s health care. | Vic | 2009111111 Nov 2009 |
Headspace, MelbournePrime Minister Kevin Rudd hosted a health consultation at headspace in Melbourne. The topics discussed included youth health and mental health. | Vic | 2009103030 Oct 2009 |
 Austin Hospital, MelbourneAbout 60 people attended a health reform consultation with Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery Warren Snowdon at the Austin Hospital in Melbourne on 23 October 2009 | Vic | 2009102323 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.