Consumer Engagement in Primary Care Reform - Australian Multicultural Health Collaborative

Overview

The Consumer Engagement in Primary Care Reform - Australian Multicultural Health Collaborative (the Collaborative) will run over four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27.  This grant opportunity will provide seed funding to establish the Collaborative, building its capacity to deliver a national voice and leadership to achieve better health and wellbeing outcomes for people from CALD backgrounds. The purpose of this grant opportunity is to support the Collaborative to build its capacity to actively engage its members in providing evidence-based and reliable advice to Government that is representative of Australia’s multicultural diversity and the communities they are representing. This will enable the Collaborative to participate in national policy development, ensuring the diversity of needs of CALD communities are considered and reflected in policy design and implementation. The Collaborative will provide a platform to engage CALD health consumers in the national Strengthening Medicare reform agenda, leading to improved health outcomes and equitable healthcare services for CALD communities. The objectives of the grant opportunity are: To provide national leadership and a platform for CALD primary care consumers and communities to participate in primary care reform policy design and delivery. Undertake consultation and engagement activities. Establish and maintain an active membership of empowered CALD health consumer advocates. To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side.