Health services are safer and offer quality care when they work in partnership with patients and the community.

We’ve got great medical, clinical and nursing teams at LRH to help you reach your healthcare goals and potential but you have a role in making sure we provide services that people really want to use.

You’re the extra set of eyes we need when evaluating our services, the innovators when it comes to planning and the voices representing diverse views and groups in the community.

Become a Community Advisor at LRH and share your unique experience as a patient, carer, consumer or community member!

This is an unpaid role and is part of our Community Champions program.

There are a number of ways you can assist:

• join a focus group or working group to design or improve a service
• join a clinical committee to provide a community perspective on our communication and how we provide care
• help us review incidents where patient safety may have been compromised
• review patient information and brochures to ensure they are easily understood.

These roles may be for a short-term project or review or monthly. If you are unable to commit to a regular volunteering position, our Community Advisor roles may suit you! It’s also a good option for people in paid employment who are looking for a way to help the community in your spare time.

The Community Advisory Committee (CAC) helps the leadership team at LRH to improve the quality, safety and accessibility of services. CAC members broadly represent the views of our patients, consumers, families and carers and provide advice on issues relating to existing and new services, communication and safety.

CAC members help the LRH Board of Directors, Executive, health professionals and other staff stay in touch with what is important to the people who use LRH services.

Click here to see who is on the Community Advisory Committee

Contact our Community Participation Officer Sharon Clements on (03) 5173 8145 or email engagement@lrh.com.au.