Project or Steering Committee Consumers may be involved as members of a larger project or steering committee to provide broad oversight and input from a lived experience perspective. This involvement may be for a government, professional body or organisation level committee, a board or board sub-committee or a research project. All committees should have a […]

A consumer advisory panel is a high-level group made up of consumers and or community representatives. Established by health, research or healthcare organisations, consumer advisory panels can provide consumer perspectives on relevant issues across a range of research projects, provide input into the design of research and grant proposals, review policies, advocate for people with […]

Consultation is a structured approach that focuses on gathering insights, feedback or advice on specific research, healthcare improvement or project activities, policies, strategies or priorities. The consultation may occur as a once off, ad hoc, over a short period of time (weeks to months), or for a specific purpose/outcome. There are various methods that consultation […]

Consumer Advocacy Consumer advocacy is an approach where individuals with lived experience work to champion the rights, needs and priorities of the broader patient and carer community across healthcare, research and policy development. By doing so, consumer advocates can ensure that the lived experience perspective is embedded in decisions being made. Consumer advocates take on […]

Consumer Partnerships Consumer partnership in health and medical research is an approach in which researchers and/or healthcare providers and consumer organisations actively and meaningfully work together to design and conduct research or healthcare improvement projects. Consumer partnerships usually refer to a broad collaboration between researchers and consumer organisations or groups and may involve one or […]