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Consumer opportunities
Read more about the current open opportunities for consumers to get involved.
Tā te kiritaki whai wāhi
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 here.
Do you or someone you know have affected decision-making? Maybe from dementia, a learning disability, mental distress, or a variety of other reasons?
If so, would you be willing to share your views at a focus group supported by Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality and Safety Commission?
Te Aka Matua o te Ture | the New Zealand Law Commission is an independent state agency that provides law reform advice to the government. It is reviewing the law relating to adult decision-making capacity. The review is focused on decision-making arrangements, such as enduring powers of attorney, welfare guardians, property managers and decision-making support arrangements.
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality and Safety Commission is supporting a focus group so the Law Commission can hear your experiences and views on how the law could be improved.
The focus group will be held online on 28 May 2024 at 6.00 pm- 7.30 pm.
We are looking for a group of around 10 people who have experienced affected decision-making or have a whānau or family member who has experienced affected decision-making, and who are willing to share their views on what decision-making arrangements the law should provide for.
The focus group will be facilitated by the Law Commission and will focus on questions from its current consultation on adult decision-making. The Law Commission is providing an $80 Pressie Card for each attendee in recognition of their willingness to be involved.
If you’d like to apply to take part in the focus group, please get in touch by emailing the Law Commission by 5 pm on Friday 17 May 2024 at huarahi.whakatau@lawcom.govt.nz.
In your email, please tell the Law Commission a bit about yourself and the nature of your (or your whānau member’s) experience of affected decision-making. This is so the focus group can cover a range of different experiences.
You can find more information about the Law Commission’s current consultation on its website. On the website, you will find the Second Issues Paper that the Law Commission is currently consulting on. You will also find Key Topic Documents on a few of the most important topics that are covered in the Second Issues Paper. The Key Topics are available in a range of accessible formats: New Zealand Sign Language, Easy Read, audio, large print and Braille. They are also available in te reo Māori.
Renal medicine, or nephrology, is the branch of medicine that involves the diagnosis and management of people with diseases and conditions of the kidneys. It includes the urgent care of acutely ill patients as well as those with chronic illness who require long term care. A wide group of health practitioners including dietitians, social workers and phycologists work in the renal team at Whangārei hospital. The team is seeking to involve two locally-based consumers in the design, delivery and evaluation of quality improvement projects related to renal care.
As a consumer you will provide your perspective and advice to the renal quality improvement group on current and new projects for the renal service.
We are seeking consumer representatives who:
As a consumer representative on the Renal quality improvement group you will be expected to:
Meeting attendance fees, preparation time and any expenses will be covered as per the Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora reimbursement rates for consumer engagement (311KB, pdf).
Download the Renal QI governance group terms of reference (1.1MB, pdf)
If you have any questions or would like more information about this role, please email: Rian.Gale@northlanddhb.org.nz
Applications close 22 May 2024.
The national palliative care steering group want to hear from New Zealanders who have used a palliative care service in the last five years.
Your feedback will help Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora to know what's important to people as they begin their work to develop nationally consistent models of palliative and end-of-life care services.
They have designed a short anonymous survey for:
Responses will be read by members appointed to Health New Zealand palliative care working groups. General themes will be shared more widely, including on the Health New Zealand website from July 2024. No personal information will be collected or shared.
Five to 10 minutes is all it takes to say what works well, what doesn’t work well and what you think are priorities for change. Click this link to take the survey.
Please share this survey with friends, whānau and colleagues who may like to share their experiences. Download a copy of the survey poster (1MB, pdf).
More information about the national palliative care work programme is available on the Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora website.
To join the stakeholder list and receive updates the programme, email your contact details to palliativecare@tewhatuora.govt.nz.
Want a chance to have your say in the future of mental health? Here’s an opportunity!
Researchers from the University of Auckland are conducting a study to explore the views of consumers on a brief mental health intervention for long-term condition patients, delivered by community pharmacists. We would love to hear your thoughts on this to help us design an intervention suited to consumers.
We are looking for consumers who:
If you have a long-term condition but do not have lived experience of depression/anxiety but are interested in this project, we still encourage you to express interest.
The study will involve either an individual interview or a focus group (depending on your preferences and the numbers required).
To thank participants for their time and contribution to the research, each participant will be offered a $40 voucher for participating in individual interviews and an $80 voucher will be given to participants participating in the focus group as this requires more time from participants.
We encourage expressions of interest from people within Auckland and outside of Auckland.
To apply
If you are interested in reading more and participating, please click University of Auckland: Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management here or copy and paste this link into a new window: https://auckland.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3z87jEvLXsqnrKe.
For more information
You can email Patrick Cabasag patrick.cabasag@auckland.ac.nz or the principal supervisor Professor Jeff Harrison jeff.harrison@auckland.ac.nz if you have any questions or concerns about this study.
This study has been approved by the Auckland Health Research Ethics Committee on 25 September 2023 for three years. Reference Number: AH25487
Expressions of interest close on 30 June 2024 at 6.00 pm.
Do you or someone you know have affected decision-making? Maybe from dementia, a learning disability, mental distress, or a variety of other reasons?
If so, would you be willing to share your views at a focus group supported by Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality and Safety Commission?
Te Aka Matua o te Ture | the New Zealand Law Commission is an independent state agency that provides law reform advice to the government. It is reviewing the law relating to adult decision-making capacity. The review is focused on decision-making arrangements, such as enduring powers of attorney, welfare guardians, property managers and decision-making support arrangements.
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality and Safety Commission is supporting a focus group so the Law Commission can hear your experiences and views on how the law could be improved.
The focus group will be held online on 28 May 2024 at 6.00 pm- 7.30 pm.
We are looking for a group of around 10 people who have experienced affected decision-making or have a whānau or family member who has experienced affected decision-making, and who are willing to share their views on what decision-making arrangements the law should provide for.
The focus group will be facilitated by the Law Commission and will focus on questions from its current consultation on adult decision-making. The Law Commission is providing an $80 Pressie Card for each attendee in recognition of their willingness to be involved.
If you’d like to apply to take part in the focus group, please get in touch by emailing the Law Commission by 5 pm on Friday 17 May 2024 at huarahi.whakatau@lawcom.govt.nz.
In your email, please tell the Law Commission a bit about yourself and the nature of your (or your whānau member’s) experience of affected decision-making. This is so the focus group can cover a range of different experiences.
You can find more information about the Law Commission’s current consultation on its website. On the website, you will find the Second Issues Paper that the Law Commission is currently consulting on. You will also find Key Topic Documents on a few of the most important topics that are covered in the Second Issues Paper. The Key Topics are available in a range of accessible formats: New Zealand Sign Language, Easy Read, audio, large print and Braille. They are also available in te reo Māori.
Renal medicine, or nephrology, is the branch of medicine that involves the diagnosis and management of people with diseases and conditions of the kidneys. It includes the urgent care of acutely ill patients as well as those with chronic illness who require long term care. A wide group of health practitioners including dietitians, social workers and phycologists work in the renal team at Whangārei hospital. The team is seeking to involve two locally-based consumers in the design, delivery and evaluation of quality improvement projects related to renal care.
As a consumer you will provide your perspective and advice to the renal quality improvement group on current and new projects for the renal service.
We are seeking consumer representatives who:
As a consumer representative on the Renal quality improvement group you will be expected to:
Meeting attendance fees, preparation time and any expenses will be covered as per the Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora reimbursement rates for consumer engagement (311KB, pdf).
Download the Renal QI governance group terms of reference (1.1MB, pdf)
If you have any questions or would like more information about this role, please email: Rian.Gale@northlanddhb.org.nz
Applications close 22 May 2024.
The national palliative care steering group want to hear from New Zealanders who have used a palliative care service in the last five years.
Your feedback will help Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora to know what's important to people as they begin their work to develop nationally consistent models of palliative and end-of-life care services.
They have designed a short anonymous survey for:
Responses will be read by members appointed to Health New Zealand palliative care working groups. General themes will be shared more widely, including on the Health New Zealand website from July 2024. No personal information will be collected or shared.
Five to 10 minutes is all it takes to say what works well, what doesn’t work well and what you think are priorities for change. Click this link to take the survey.
Please share this survey with friends, whānau and colleagues who may like to share their experiences. Download a copy of the survey poster (1MB, pdf).
More information about the national palliative care work programme is available on the Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora website.
To join the stakeholder list and receive updates the programme, email your contact details to palliativecare@tewhatuora.govt.nz.
Want a chance to have your say in the future of mental health? Here’s an opportunity!
Researchers from the University of Auckland are conducting a study to explore the views of consumers on a brief mental health intervention for long-term condition patients, delivered by community pharmacists. We would love to hear your thoughts on this to help us design an intervention suited to consumers.
We are looking for consumers who:
If you have a long-term condition but do not have lived experience of depression/anxiety but are interested in this project, we still encourage you to express interest.
The study will involve either an individual interview or a focus group (depending on your preferences and the numbers required).
To thank participants for their time and contribution to the research, each participant will be offered a $40 voucher for participating in individual interviews and an $80 voucher will be given to participants participating in the focus group as this requires more time from participants.
We encourage expressions of interest from people within Auckland and outside of Auckland.
To apply
If you are interested in reading more and participating, please click University of Auckland: Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management here or copy and paste this link into a new window: https://auckland.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3z87jEvLXsqnrKe.
For more information
You can email Patrick Cabasag patrick.cabasag@auckland.ac.nz or the principal supervisor Professor Jeff Harrison jeff.harrison@auckland.ac.nz if you have any questions or concerns about this study.
This study has been approved by the Auckland Health Research Ethics Committee on 25 September 2023 for three years. Reference Number: AH25487
Expressions of interest close on 30 June 2024 at 6.00 pm.