Consultation calendar
Summaries of the health reform consultations that have taken place are listed below.
| Consultation event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
 Royal Darwin Hospital, DarwinPrime Minister Kevin Rudd was joined by Minister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon and Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery Warren Snowdon at a health reform consultation with about 70 people at the Royal Darwin Hospital in the Northern Territory, on 22 January 2010. | NT | 2010012222 Jan 2010 |
Council of Australian Governments Meeting, BrisbanePrime Minister Kevin Rudd met with Premiers, Chief Ministers and the President of the Australian Local Government Association, together with Treasurers for the 28th Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting in Brisbane. | Qld | 2009120707 Dec 2009 |
 Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre, NSWMore than 100 doctors, nurses, hospital administrators and allied health professionals gathered at the Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre on 9 November for a consultation on reform of Australia’s health system with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Health and Ageing Minister Nicola Roxon. | NSW | 2009110909 Nov 2009 |
 Mater Health Services, BrisbaneAbout 70 people attended a health consultation with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Minister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon at Mater Health Services in Brisbane on Thursday 5 November. | Qld | 2009110505 Nov 2009 |
 Hervey Bay Hospital, Fraser CoastAbout 40 people attended a health consultation with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery Warren Snowdon, at Hervey Bay Hospital on the Fraser Coast, Queensland, on Tuesday 3 November. | Qld | 2009110303 Nov 2009 |
Headspace, MelbournePrime Minister Kevin Rudd hosted a health consultation at headspace in Melbourne. The topics discussed included youth health and mental health. | Vic | 2009103030 Oct 2009 |
 Murray BridgePrime Minister Kevin Rudd and Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery Warren Snowdon, met with 70 people at a health consultation at Murray Bridge in South Australia on 14 October. | SA | 2009101414 Oct 2009 |
 Royal Hobart Hospital Roundtable, HobartFourteen senior clinicians, private hospital chief executive officers, and primary health care representatives met with the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, and the Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot at Royal Hobart Hospital in Tasmania, on Tuesday 13 October, to discuss health reform. | Tas | 2009101313 Oct 2009 |
 LauncestonAbout 100 people attended a health consultation with the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, and the Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Mark Butler, at Launceston General Hospital in Tasmania on Monday 12 October. | Tas | 2009101212 Oct 2009 |
 Geraldton Health CampusAbout 84 people attended an NHHRC consultation with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Health Minister Nicola Roxon in Geraldton, Western Australia, on 2 October 2009. | WA | 2009100202 Oct 2009 |
The implementation plan provides details of implementation activities over coming months and years, including timelines and major milestones to implement the major health reform agreed by COAG in April 2010.
On 19 and 20 April 2010, an historic agreement was reached by the Council of Australian Governments, except Western Australia, to the establishment of a National Health and Hospitals Network.