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Consumer opportunities
Read more about the current open opportunities for consumers to get involved.
At Te Tāhū Hauora, we support consumers being actively involved in decision-making about their health, at all levels.
Health services, including hospitals, government agencies and other services, require consumer representatives to co-design the planning, design, delivery and evaluation of health services.
Below are the current open opportunities for consumers to get involved.
Please note Te Tāhū Hauora publishes these opportunities on behalf of a range of different agencies and groups in the health sector. Please contact each provider directly using the information provided in the listing.
Do you have an opportunity you think consumer health forum Aotearoa members should know about?
If so, please submit an expression of interest for consumer and whānau representatives.
Current opportunities
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission (the Commission) is looking for consumers to interview about current and emerging issues in the health system. The insights gathered from the interviews will inform our September Insights Report to the Minister of Health, Hon Simeon Brown.
Interviews will be held in August over Microsoft Teams and will take approximately 15-20 minutes.
These interviews are recorded and will be used for qualitative analysis. They will be stored in a secure file with limited access and will be deleted on completion of this report. All information included in the report will be anonymous, and not able to be attributed to any individual.
The information gathered from interviews will be combined with the quality and safety data the Commission and Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora (Health NZ) collect regularly through various channels.
An expert panel will interpret this information to form a view on quality and safety in the system as it stands. This will be collated into a report which will be provided to the Minister of Health and copied to Health NZ and Ministry of Health - Manatū Hauora.
If you are interested in being interviewed, please email the Commission’s Insights team at insights@hqsc.govt.nz for further information including interview questions. These interviews will be held over Microsoft Teams
This brief, 10 question survey was developed in partnership with Collaborative Aotearoa lived-experience rōpū (group) co-chairs. It seeks to understand whānau perspectives, concerns, and experiences with artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare.
The feedback we receive will shape how we awhi (support) whānau in this evolving space.
Complete the online AI in Healthcare whānau survey
Additionally, the poster below can be downloaded and printed for display in public spaces like general practices.
Download the poster (PDF 378KB)
EOI: Ministerial Insights Report - Consumer Interviews
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission (the Commission) is looking for consumers to interview about current and emerging issues in the health system. The insights gathered from the interviews will inform our September Insights Report to the Minister of Health, Hon Simeon Brown.
Interviews will be held in August over Microsoft Teams and will take approximately 15-20 minutes.
These interviews are recorded and will be used for qualitative analysis. They will be stored in a secure file with limited access and will be deleted on completion of this report. All information included in the report will be anonymous, and not able to be attributed to any individual.
The information gathered from interviews will be combined with the quality and safety data the Commission and Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora (Health NZ) collect regularly through various channels.
An expert panel will interpret this information to form a view on quality and safety in the system as it stands. This will be collated into a report which will be provided to the Minister of Health and copied to Health NZ and Ministry of Health - Manatū Hauora.
If you are interested in being interviewed, please email the Commission’s Insights team at insights@hqsc.govt.nz for further information including interview questions. These interviews will be held over Microsoft Teams
Read previous Insights reports
EOI: Collaborative Aotearoa Patient and whānau AI survey
This brief, 10 question survey was developed in partnership with Collaborative Aotearoa lived-experience rōpū (group) co-chairs. It seeks to understand whānau perspectives, concerns, and experiences with artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare.
The feedback we receive will shape how we awhi (support) whānau in this evolving space.
Complete the online AI in Healthcare whānau survey
Additionally, the poster below can be downloaded and printed for display in public spaces like general practices.
Download the poster (PDF 378KB)
Consumer opportunity case studies
These consumer engagement stories describe how consumers have responded to opportunities promoted with the consumer health forum Aotearoa. Consumers share their experience of the application process, onboarding and their contribution to the work. We hope these stories encourage others to use their lived experience and skills to contribute to the design, development, delivery and evaluation of the health system.
System safety strategy rōpū
Ngā Reo Māhuri Young Voices group
FIT for symptomatic project
Published: 16 Sep 2022
Modified: 30 Jun 2025
