Health forum message in Corowa

By Robert Muir

Sep 17, 2024

New Chief Executive of the MPHN in NSW, Stewart Gordon addressing advocates about the introduction of My Medicare forms. From South Queensland, Mr Gordon has spent many years in the Roma district.

‘Access and Equity for Regional Communities’ was the theme for a health forum in Corowa on Friday, September 6.

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Some 80 consumer advocates from across the Murrumbidgee Local Health District met at Club Corowa for the all-day 2024 September LHAC Forum.

Held twice each year, for Local Health Advisory Committee (LHAC) members come together to discuss health issues and ideas. and share their initiatives with the health service leaders from the Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) and the Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN).

The Corowa forum provided an opportunity to explore ways to work together to create a sustainable, equitable and integrated health system that delivers outcomes that matter most to patients and the community in our region.

The forum provided an opportunity to listen to community voices for insight into access and equity and effectively advocate for better health outcomes and contribute to lifting health outcomes in our region.

LHAC heard from MPHN Chief Executive Officer Stewart Gordon and MLHD Chief Executive Jill Ludford and had the opportunity to engage with members of the organisations’ executive teams.

Nigel Smith, MLHD Services Coordinator Mental Health Drug and Alcohol for Aboriginal people, talked about Access and Equity in Aboriginal Mental Health.

To find out more about how you can join your Local Health Advisory Committee visit: https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/mlhd/get-involved/local-health-advisorycommittees.

By Robert Muir

Journalist