Caring Together is our commitment to partner with you to ensure you feel heard, supported, valued and respected always.
Caboolture and Kilcoy Hospitals are committed to Caring Together - to partnering with patients, consumers, their carers and the community to ensure they feel heard, valued, supported and respected always.
The Caring Together Consumer Network is being established to further develop relationships between the hospitals and the communities they serve, by providing a space to provide meaningful feedback and allow genuine discussion.
The Caring Together Consumer Network will be made up of current or former patients and/or their carers, consumers, and health service/community members who are interested in learning about and improving the health services provided at Caboolture and Kilcoy Hospitals.
The Caring Together Consumer Network reports to the Caring Together Committee.
Consumer, carer or community representatives play an active role in improving Caboolture and Kilcoy hospitals now and into the future.
Representatives develop ideas, discuss issues and hold leadership roles within the organisations.
Representative’s partner with the hospitals to:
This role will be supported by on-site training and orientation relating to representative activities and the wider hospital environment and culture.
Representatives will represent a cross-section of the local community including those from culturally diverse and linguistically diverse backgrounds; and will be empowered to develop their skills and interests in improving the patient experience.
In addition to one or more of the following will be required:
To be a member of Caring Together Consumer Network you must either:
And:
The position/s will receive first tier remuneration in line with the Consumer, Carer and Community Engagement – Reimbursement of Expenses and Payment of Engagement Fees Policy:
These payments are inclusive of preparation time. Travel time associated with participation will not be covered. Reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses is not included in this rate and will be offered in addition to remuneration (e.g. travel costs, parking fees etc.)
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