Here’s your opportunity to provide feedback on the draft NCESHW by reviewing and responding to the consultation questions via the Consultation Hub.
The Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care have procured the Mitchell Institute at Victoria University, in partnership with Consumers Health Forum, to develop the National Consumer Engagement Strategy for Health and Wellbeing (NCESHW). The NCESHW aims to support and strengthen partnerships that are equitable and effective and to build trust between consumers and policy-makers in all policy areas relevant to health. The NCESHW was announced as one of the early priorities in 2021-22 under the National Preventive Health Strategy 2021-2030.
The Mitchell Institute has developed a draft NCESHW for public consultation. This draft Strategy is based on feedback gathered through extensive consultations with a diverse range of stakeholders and consumers, and based on reviews of national and international evidence. The feedback received from this consultation will be used to finalise the draft NCESHW.
Draft National Consumer Engagement Strategy for Health and Wellbeing Consultation Hub
The Consultation on the draft NCESHW is now live on the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care’s Consultation Hub. We encourage you to provide feedback on the draft NCESHW by reviewing and responding to the consultation questions via the Consultation Hub.
Consultation Deadline
Closes 4 September 2023
Further Information
Visit the Consultation Hub: https://consultations.health.gov.au/national-preventive-health-taskforce/draft-national-consumer-engagement-strategy-for-he/
Associate Professor Magdalena Simonis AM is the Immediate Past President of the AFMW (2020-2023), former President of VMWS (2013 & 2017-2020) and current AFMW National Coordinator (2024-2026). She is a full time clinician who also holds positions on several not for profit organisations, driven by her passion for bridging gaps across the health sector. She is a leading women’s health expert, keynote speaker, climate change and gender equity advocate and government advisor.
Magdalena was awarded a lifetime membership of the RACGP for her contributions which include past chair of Women in General Practice, longstanding contribution to the RACGP Expert Committee Quality Care, the RACGP eHealth Expert Committee. She is regularly invited to comment on primary care research though mainstream and medical media and contributes articles on various health issues through newsGP and other publications.
Magdalena has represented the RACGP at senate enquiries and has worked on several National Health Framework reviews. She is author of the RACGP Guide on Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery and co-reviewer of the RACGP Red Book Women’s Health Chapter, and reviewer of the RACGP White book
Both an RACGP examiner and University examiner, she undertakes general practice research and is a GP Educator with the Safer Families Centre of Research Excellence, which develops education tools to assist the primary care sector identify, respond to and manage family violence . Roles outside of RACGP include the Strategy and Policy Committee for Breast Cancer Network Australia, Board Director of the Melbourne University Teaching Health Clinics and the elected GP representative to the AMA Federal Council. In 2022. she was award the AMA (Vic) Patrick Pritzwald-Steggman Award 2022, which celebrates a doctor who has made an exceptional contribution to the wellbeing of their colleagues and the community and was listed as Women’s Agenda 2022 finalist for Emerging Leader in Health.
Magdalena has presented at the United Nations as part of the Australian Assembly and was appointed the Australian representative to the World Health Organisation, World Assembly on COVID 19, by the Medical Women’s International Association (MWIA) in 2021. In 2023, A/Professor Simonis was included on the King’s COVID-19 Champion’s list and was also awarded a Member (AM) in the General Division for significant service to medicine through a range of roles and to women’s health.
