National Health Reform

Expert Panel Review of Elective Surgery and Emergency Access Targets under the National Partnership Agreement on Improving Public Hospital Services

Appendix B: Consultation

Consultation Forums and Consumer Research

To help inform the Panel a series of consultation forums were held in each jurisdiction that included clinicians, surgeons, health and hospital administrators and high level jurisdictional officers. States and territories assisted with the arrangements for the consultation sessions within their jurisdiction. Sessions were held as per the timeline below:

Date	Jurisdiction	Sessions	Primary Participants
24 May 2011	NSW - Sydney	Four	health and hospital administrators, clinicians, surgeons and jurisdictional officers
25 May 2011	NT - Darwin	Two	clinicians and jurisdictional officers
26 May 2011	WA – Perth	Two	health and hospital administrators, clinicians and jurisdictional officers
27 May 2011	SA – Adelaide	Two	Participants not specifically targeted
1 June 2011	QLD - Brisbane	Two	health and hospital administrators, surgeons, clinicians and jurisdictional officers
2 June 2011	VIC - Melbourne	Three	health and hospital administrators, clinicians, surgeons and jurisdictional officers
3 June 2011	TAS – Hobart	Three	health and hospital administrators, clinicians, surgeons and jurisdictional officers
6 June 2011	ACT – Canberra	Two	health and hospital administrators, clinicians, surgeons and jurisdictional officers
8 June 2011	ACT – Canberra	One	peak bodies and professional colleges*

*Additional one on one consultations occurred between the Panel and peak bodies that were unable to attend this session.

A total of eighteen consumer engagement forums were conducted across several jurisdictions, with sessions held as per the table below:

Date	Jurisdiction	Primary Participants
5 June 2011	VIC – Melbourne (metro)	Consumers 26-40yrs and people with elective surgery experience (self or immediate family)*
7 June 2011	SA – Adelaide (metro)	Consumers 18-25yrs and 60yrs+
7 June 2011	VIC – Ballarat (regional)	People with elective surgery experience (self or immediate family)* and people with emergency department experience (self or immediate family)*
7 June 2011	QLD – Brisbane (metro)	People with elective surgery experience (self or immediate family)* and people with emergency department experience (self or immediate family)*
8 June 2011	SA – Murray Bridge (regional)	Consumers 26-40yrs and 60yrs+
8 June 2011	QLD – Cairns (regional)	Consumers 41-59yrs and 60yrs+
8 June 2011	VIC – Broken Hill (remote)	Consumers 18-25yrs and people with emergency department experience (self or immediate family)*
9 June 2011	NSW – Sydney (metro)	Consumers 18-25yrs and 41-59yrs
11 June 2011	TAS – Hobart (metro)	Consumers 26-40yrs and 41-59yrs

*People with elective surgery and emergency department accounts were restricted to self or immediate family member experiences within the last two years.
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