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Patient at Patients Australia Forum

Patient Forums

Join our quarterly patient forums to share your experiences, connect with others, and help shape national healthcare advocacy from a lived experience perspective.

Patient Forum at Patients Australia

2025 forum topics

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Specialist out-of-pocket costs

Have your say on out-of-pocket specialist costs and billing practices, helping shape fairer policies and more affordable specialist care through shared lived experience and open, constructive discussion.

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Telehealth Standards Forum

Have your say on telehealth standards and access, helping ensure patients can find safe, high-quality telehealth providers through shared lived experience and collaborative dialogue that drives real improvement.

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Waiting for access to medicine on the PBS

Faster Medicines Access Forum

Have your say on faster access to medicines, contributing your lived experience to shape policies that reduce delays and ensure timely, equitable access to the treatments Australians need.

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Scope of Practice Forum

Have your say on expanding the roles of health professionals in primary care, exploring the benefits of improved access, as well as concerns around safety, continuity, and system coordination.

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Why attend our forums?

Share your lived experience to inform our position statements and key advocacy campaigns. Your insights will directly shape the priorities we take to government and industry. 

Shape our Advocacy

Speak on critical issues like out-of-pocket costs, telehealth, access to medicines, and quality care in a respectful, supportive environment designed to amplify patient perspectives.

Be Heard

Connect with other patients, carers, and advocates to share stories, exchange ideas, and offer mutual support while building momentum for stronger, more united patient-led advocacy efforts.

Build Community

Help steer national conversations in a patient-centred direction by sharing your experiences. Influence national healthcare reforms and help shape policies that truly reflect patient needs.

Influence Decisions

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