On 20 August 2019, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) held an Action Plan Consumer Workshop, bringing together a broad range of consumer and patient representatives to discuss ways of informing and engaging consumers in support of An Action Plan for Medical Devices (the Plan).

Following on from this workshop, a small working group of volunteers formed the Action Plan for Medical Devices Consumer Working Group (the Group).

The Group will work with the TGA to prioritise, co-design and represent a consumer focus on Plan strategies by:

• acting as a sounding board for ideas and/or approaches;
• providing links to relevant stakeholders through their networks; and
• providing feedback on documents and proposed actions.

Terms of Reference

For more information about the purpose and structure of the Group, see Consumer Working Group: terms of reference.

Membership

• Arthritis Australia
• Brain Tumor Association of Australia
• Choice
• Continence Foundation of Australia
• Consumer Health Forum
• Haemochromatosis Australia
• Hearts4Heart
• Heart Support Australia
• Genetic & Rare Disease Network
• PainAustralia

Meeting statements

A communique will be published here following each meeting.

• Meeting 4, 27 November 2020
• Meeting 3, 18 June 2020
• Meeting 2, 20 February 2020
• Meeting 1, 19 November 2019

Initiatives

The Group has supported the following initiatives:

• Medical devices reforms
• Five questions to ask your health professional before you get a medical implant