Resources - Advocacy
Rights
Your Health Care Rights and Responsibilities – A Guide for Patients, Carers and Families
https://www1.health.nsw.gov.au/pds/ActivePDSDocuments/PD2011_022.pdf#page=21
Description: Information for patients, carers and families about their rights and responsibilities in the health care system.
Type: Factsheet
Your Right to Good Health Care
https://cid.org.au/resource/your-right-to-good-health-care-fact-sheet/
Description: Easy Read information from the Council for Intellectual Disability about what good health care is and what to do if you do not get good health care.
Type: Easy Read Factsheet
healthdirect - Your Health Care Rights
https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/your-healthcare-rights
Description: Information about what your health care rights are and how to make a complaint.
Type: Website
Description: Easy Read version of the United Nation’s rules about rights all people with disability have.
Type: Easy Read information
Advocacy
https://www.dana.org.au/how-to-advocate/
Description: Information about different types of advocacy and how to advocate.
Type: Website
https://www.dana.org.au/find-an-advocate/
Description: A list of advocacy organisations across Australia.
Type: Directory
https://www.voicestogether.com.au/self-advocates/find-group/
Description: Search for a self-advocacy group in your state or territory.
Type: Directory
People with Disability Australia – Individual Advocacy
https://pwd.org.au/get-help/individual-advocacy/
Description: Information about how People with Disability Australia can help you find an advocate.
Type: Advocacy Service
Toolkits and Resources for Self-Advocacy
https://www.voicestogether.com.au/self-advocates/toolkits-resources-how-to/
Description: Factsheets, toolkits and other resources to learn more about how to self-advocate.
Type: Easy Read Factsheet
Intellectual Disability Rights Service
Description: A free legal advocacy service for people with intellectual disability.
Type: Advocacy Service
Mental Health Advocacy Service
https://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/what-we-do/civil-law/mental-health-advice
Description: A service of Legal Aid NSW that provides free legal information about mental health for people in NSW.
Type: Advocacy Service
Complaints
Health Care Complaints Commission
Description: The Health Care Complaints Commission deals with complaints about all health services in NSW. They can help you make a complaint if you are not happy with the health care you get.
Type: Complaints service website
How to Make a Complaint About Your Mental Health Care
https://www.3dn.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/documents/3DN_Complaints_MentalHealth_ERv1.pdf
Description: Easy Read information sheet about how to make a complaint about mental health care.
Type: Easy Read Factsheet
