Otago and Southland consumer advisors
Consumer advisors are people who work with health staff to make sure a patient and community voice is a part of the decision-making.
Pātiki and Waharua Kōpito patterns
What consumer advisors do
Consumer advisors get involved to improve health care in the Otago and Southland. They have a say in how things happen and help us understand what you need from health services.
A consumer advisor operates at a high level within the Southern health system interacting and influencing staff and participating in co-design aimed at improvements in planning, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of health services.
Consumer advisors are people like you, and they work with health staff to bring about health reforms.
Consumer engagement snapshot 2023 to 2024 [PDF, 144 KB]
Health New Zealand – Southern Community health council key messages
How to become a consumer advisor
The people we are looking for want to be involved in the decisions made by the health service – with the aim of building a better health service for everyone.
If you want to help make a difference to healthcare in Otago and Southland, complete our Consumer advisor application form.
Related information
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Code of expectations for health entities’ engagement with consumers and whānau - Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission (goes to another website)
The code of expectations for health entities’ engagement with consumers and whānau sets the expectations for how health entities must work with consumers, whānau and communities in the planning, design, delivery and evaluation of health services.