Consumer Advisory Committees

We welcome and encourage participation from healthcare consumers who want to help us continue developing and improving our hospitals and health services.

One of the best ways you can contribute is by nominating for one of our hospitals’ Consumer Advisory Committees (CAC).

These committees provide a vital link between our hospitals and the communities in which they operate.

Committee positions are advertised in the local media, including The West Australian newspaper, and on individual hospital websites, as they become vacant.

There are many ways our CAC members contribute to ongoing improvement:

  • Communicating and consulting with the community
  • Advising on opportunities and processes for community participation
  • Providing a community perspective on activities, initiatives and projects that impact healthcare consumers
  • Facilitating improvements in partnership with staff and management
  • Supporting awareness of, and activities to support, compliance with relevant health standards

Aboriginal Health Community Advisory Groups

We also have four dedicated Aboriginal Health Community Advisory Groups (AHCAG), with members committed to fostering genuine partnerships that lead to better health outcomes for Aboriginal people.

Members of these groups share important information from their meetings with the Aboriginal communities within their district. They also provide EMHS with community feedback on critical issues of importance to Aboriginal people.

Our four AHCAGs provide advice to the following hospital groups:

  • Armadale Kalamunda
  • Bentley
  • Royal Perth Hospital and Inner City
  • Swan, Hills and Midland

The chairperson and vice-chairperson from each AHCAG are automatically appointed to EMHS’ Aboriginal Health Advisory Council (AHAC). The primary role of this group is to support the development and implementation of relevant EMHS strategies that pertain to Aboriginal health outcomes, including key focus areas and strategic direction. This includes our guiding principles, the Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Framework and the EMHS Implementation Plan.

For more information about the AHCAGs, please call (08) 9224 3811 or email AboriginalHealthStrategyEMHS@health.wa.gov.au.

 

 

Last Updated: 07/07/2026