Category: HEALTH

HSR system Review – Update on release of discussion paper

By mpconsulting

From February to April this year, mpconsulting held public forums across Australia and New Zealand to inform the Five Year Review of the Health Star Rating (HSR) system. The forums have now been concluded. Thank you to all who attended and provided feedback. As flagged in forums, the next stage of the Review includes the release of subject specific discussion papers. In forums, we indicated there would be two papers made available for public comment in May and July 2018. As. Read more...

HSR - Thank you for your feedback!

By mpconsulting

In January, mpconsulting released a Navigation Paper that covered some of the key issues we are exploring through the Review of the Health Star Rating system, as well as providing detail on continued consultation opportunities. We would like to thank stakeholders for their feedback on the Navigation Paper. While we are not making updates to the Navigation Paper, we will certainly take into consideration the comments you have provided as the Review progresses. Your contributions are invaluable. http://healthstarrating.gov.au/internet/healthstarrating/publishing.nsf/Content/formal-review-of-the-system-after-five-years Read more...

HSR system Review - Public forums

By mpconsulting

mpconsulting is undertaking the Five Year Review of the Health Star Rating system. We are holding public forums from February to April 2018 to help inform the Review. The purpose of the forums is to seek the views of stakeholders in relation to key issues with respect to the HSR system and start to explore these issues in detail. mpconsulting has prepared a HSR system Five Year Review - Navigation Paper to support these forums. Forums will be held in Adelaide, Sydney,. Read more...

Update on consultation opportunities – HSR system five year review

By Elsa Kennett

In July 2017, mpconsulting was engaged to conduct an independent review of the Health Star Rating (HSR) system. The HSR system is a public health and consumer choice intervention designed to encourage people to make healthier dietary choices. A public submission process for the five year review was conducted between June and August 2017. mpconsulting has prepared a report on submissions to the review of the HSR system and has also proposed a future consultation strategy. More information on the proposed. Read more...

Quality Agency Better Practice 2017

By Andrea Matthews

This week I had the pleasure of facilitating a workshop on the new aged care quality standards in Brisbane, as part of the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency’s Better Practice 2017 Rethinking Aged Care program. I’ve also facilitated this workshop in Darwin, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney over the past few months. In each location, I’ve been impressed by the quality of the dialogue generated amongst aged care providers and it has given me plenty of ideas and inspiration to continue. Read more...