🌟 Community Shout Out 🌟 Are you living with a Rare, Genetic, and Undiagnosed Condition (RGU), or supporting someone who is? Our wonderful friends over at Alike WA are hosting a FREE workshop led by award-winning resilience coach and speaker Justine Martin. This uplifting and practical workshop, is designed for both individuals and carers navigating the complexities of rare health journeys, exploring tools of self-awareness, building inner resilience, and unpacking strategies for achieving a more manageable and fulfilling work-life balance. Through storytelling, group discussion, and guided reflection, you’ll gain insights to better care for yourself while navigating the demands of caring for others. Spots are limited, register to reserve your spot now 🔗https://f.mtr.cool/hjbhynivfz Thursday 19 June 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Coolbellup Community Hub 📣 Know someone who could benefit? Tag them in the comments or share this post! Spread the word and support each other on the journey. (fb)

"The cost of specialist care is a problem for many people, across all areas of health." 🗣️ Clare Mullen, speaks up for West Aussies and welcomes the Grattan Institute's report about expensive specialist doctor fees. "It's really tough for people to have to make the choice between going on to a public wait list and with no information about how long they might be on that wait list, or trying to find the money to pay for care privately if they do have private health," she stated in her interview with Nadia Mitsopoulos on ABC Perth Mornings. Our Health Advocate Team, who are on the front line of our specialised one-on-one advocacy service, know this all too well; we hear regularly about the prohibitive cost of specialists from people across WA. As Clare points out in this interview; the emotional and vulnerable nature of healthcare decisions make it crucial for consumers to have trustworthy information. "It's important that consumers are given access to the information that they can trust to make informed decisions and let's make healthcare a bit fairer for everyone." Listen to the interview here starting at 51:45 📻 (btw we offer the ONLY free individual health advocacy service in Australia! Consider supporting our not-for-profit in our mission to make healthcare fair). (fb)