Community Participation
The Greater Metropolitan Clinical Taskforce (GMCT) is committed to ensuring that its processes are transparent and accountable to the NSW community it serves. Public involvement brings a unique and valuable perspective to the work of the GMCT by helping those working inside the health system to recognise what patients and carers see as the important aspects of care.
Public participation is supported in a number of different ways:
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Through information bulletins, newsletters and guidelines which update the community on the work of its Clinical Networks.
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Through working with health-related non governmental organisations that provide services to consumers on issues that are being addressed by GMCT Clinical Networks.
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By inviting members of the public - patients, carers and representatives of non governmental organisations that provide services to consumers, to get directly involved in the work of its Clinical Networks.
Currently the Taskforce has over 40 community members involved as active and equal partners with clinicians - doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and managers, across a range of GMCT Clinical Networks. This helps to ensure that high quality care is delivered, access is improved and specialty services are well coordinated.
Community members often play key roles in their networks - chairing committees, contributing with first hand experience to the development of models of care or patient and carer information materials or to planned media activities. In particular, this public involvement helps to ensure that clinical discussions remain patient focused.
To learn more about joining a GMCT Clinical Network click here
GMCT Consumers have their say
Following a request from Professor Carol Pollock, Chair of the Northern Sydney Central Coast Area Health Advisory Council, GMCT consumers have provided their views in response to Recommendation 131 of the Special Commission of Inquiry into Acute Care Services in NSW by Commissioner Peter Garling SC.
