Patient Power
Join renowned broadcaster and throat cancer survivor Julie McCrossin as she presents our four-part podcast series promoting how patients and their families can use the Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights to make their voices heard.
In each episode, Julie is joined by four guests – from diverse health consumer representatives and family advocates to doctors and experts.
Patient Power is a Health Consumers NSW podcast and video series, supported by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.
Podcasting since 2023 • 5 episodes
Patient Power
Latest Episodes
Extra: Summary - what is the Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights?
In this extra to our Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights series, Broni Smith from the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare provides a brief snapshot summary of the Charter of Healthcare Rights. She explains...
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Episode 5
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Episode 4: Community Representatives Improving Healthcare
What is a health consumer representative? And how can they improve the health system? In Episode 4, we encourage you to become an active patient advocate and health consumer ‘rep’. We also look at how skills and confidence can be e...
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Episode 4
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Episode 3: Feedback
Can feedback be a tool to improve healthcare? In Episode 3, we discuss how to improve our own and other people’s care using our experiences - positive and negative. How can we give and receive feedback? And why do cons...
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Episode 3
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Episode 2: Shared Decision Making
What does Shared Decision Making mean? And why is it important?In Episode 2 of Patient Power, we hear all about how Shared Decision Making with your clinician and healthcare team leads to the best outcomes for all and why you should alw...
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Episode 2
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Episode 1: Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights
You have rights when receiving healthcare.In Episode 1 of Patient Power, we hear about the Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights from three remarkable and diverse young women who are health consumers and family advocates, and a ‘patie...
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Episode 1
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