Seeking consumer voice on Disability Action in South Gippsland
Four regional health services are seeking community voice to better inform the way they deliver more inclusive healthcare for people living with a disability.
The South Gippsland Coast Partnership (SGCP) is an alliance between Kooweerup Regional Health Service , South Gippsland Hospital , Gippsland Southern Health Service and Bass Coast Health . Together they seek to reduce and remove the barriers that exist for 1 in 5 Australians, who report to have a disability.
A key initiative of the SGCP is to gain a whole of region perspective on health services for people living with disabilities, the challenges that may exist for them and how health services can be more inclusive. The SGCP is inviting anonymous feedback through a survey to be conducted between 7 December and 15 January. This information will complement the SGCP’s targeted work to capture the voices of consumers and carers in the region.
“Critical to the success of the SCGP is active participation of people with lived experience of disability. We are committed to continue to listen deeply and learn from our staff and consumers, this is how we will make a difference” Jan Child, Chief Executive Officer, Bass Coast Health.
“Partnerships are critical in promoting positive outcomes for people with a disability. There is strength in working together to enable positive changes across the region, while each health service is developing its own local response” Aileen Thoms, Primary Health Manager, Kooweerup Regional Health Service.
“Being inclusive is about attitudes, behaviours, policies and practices that enable full and equal participation for everyone. Our services need to be flexible and responsive to diversity and where diverse communities are empowered as active participants at all levels of planning, decision-making and delivery” Paul Greenhalgh, Chief Executive Officer, South Gippsland Hospital.
To access the consumer survey, please visit: https://www.kooweeruphospital.net.au/community-services/community-information
