Kitchen Table Discussions

Central to Adelaide PHN’s approach is gathering diverse perspectives from both healthcare professionals and the wider community on a variety of issues.

Part of that approach is the Kitchen Table Discussions, which are a consumer engagement tool that enable Adelaide PHN to hear community views on health topics, led by Community and Advisory Council members.

These discussions are focused on a wide range of topics and allows the community’s needs to be heard and advocated for.

The sessions provide information on the inner workings of the healthcare system, but also foster a supportive environment for those in attendance.

It allows Adelaide PHN to be able to understand the experience of more people within the community, including those whose voices might not typically be heard, and contribute to improving the health sector.

The Kitchen Table sessions contribute to Adelaide PHN’s Needs Assessments, allowing our commissioning work to focus on the Quintuple Aim.  

Quintuple aim of successful health reform:

• Improve people’s experience of care
• Improve the cost efficiency of the health system
• Improve equity of access and outcomes
• Improve the health of populations
• Improve the work life of health care providers

 

Expressions of Interest - Community Advisory Council 

We invite members to nominate for a 3-year term. We encourage diverse representation from young people, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities, LGBTIQA+ community, and those with lived experience accessing mental health, alcohol, and other drug services. Preference will be given to those that can demonstrate connections with local communities across the Adelaide metropolitan region, and who have a sound understanding of local primary health issues.

Nominations
To nominate, please send an email to pmultani@adelaidephn.com.au outlining your motivation for joining the Advisory Council, along with an overview of the skills, knowledge and experience you bring to this group.
Further information about the Community Advisory Council can be found by clicking on this link or by contacting Priyanka on 8219 5900.

Expressions of Interest - Community Advisory Council: Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Members

We invite members of CALD communities to nominate for a 3-year term. We encourage diverse representation of CALD communities and/ or people from a refugee background, with preference given to those that can demonstrate connections with local multicultural communities across the Adelaide metropolitan region, and who have a sound understanding of local primary health issues.

Nominations
To nominate, please send an email to pmultani@adelaidephn.com.au outlining your motivation for joining the Advisory Council, along with an overview of the skills, knowledge and experience you bring to this group.
Further information about the Community Advisory Council can be found by clicking on this link or by contacting Priyanka on 8219 5900.
To learn more

What is the Community Advisory Council?

The Community Advisory Council provides advice and a community perspective to the Adelaide PHN Board. This ensures decisions, investment, and innovations are person-centred, cost-effective, locally relevant, and aligned to local care experiences and expectations.

The Council consists of members active in their local communities who have a sound understanding of local primary health issues. This may come from personal experience as a patient or carer, employment in health consumer advocacy, population health or community services, or from hosting Kitchen Table Discussions within their communities.

Membership includes priority groups such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, LGBTIQA+ communities, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and those representing socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. Aboriginal members represent the local Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community and provide advice on unique health needs, including primary care access, addressing service gaps, and supporting Adelaide PHN's reconciliation journey.

The aim of the Community Advisory Council (CAC) is to support Adelaide PHN in achieving its strategic priorities and actions by: 

1. understanding locally relevant community perspectives and sharing those to inform the Board’s decisions, investments, and innovations to ensure services are patient centred, cost-effective, locally relevant, and aligned to local care experiences and expectations.
2. developing local strategies through ongoing review and involvement of stakeholders to improve the operation of the health care system for community members and facilitate effective primary health care.
3. informing and providing feedback to the Board.
4. informing and providing feedback to community.
5. supporting the reputation and profile of the organisation’
6. being accountable to the Board. 

Community voices are integral to Adelaide PHN achieving its vision. The views and experiences of consumers are actively sought to improve health outcomes for people living in and moving through the Adelaide region. Community members are vital in building the evidence base to inform and shape all aspects of Adelaide PHN’s work.

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