Consumer Forum Brings Kindness Week to Life As part of Gathering of Kindness Week (11–15 November), NSLHD hosted the 2025 Consumer Forum, bringing together consumer advisors, peer workers and staff for a day of collaboration, learning and networking. Fifty participants attended presentations,
Across the District, Gathering of Kindness Week was marked with kindness walls, origami hearts, painted rocks and floral displays, creating spaces for connection and reflection among staff.
consumer stories and interactive workshops covering the Surgical Services Plan 2025–2035, the Partnering with Consumers Framework, Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance in healthcare, Trevor Danos outlined the importance of the forum. “The Consumer Forum ensures community voices actively influence the decisions we make at the Board level,” he said. and health literacy. NSLHD Board Chair
Stephen Banks, NBHS, Adam Johnston, NSLHD Board Member, Rebecca Fox, NSLHD CAPE, and Diana Trickett Board Consumer Committee at the Consumer Forum
Weaving the latest ideas and evidence into care The Sydney Health Partners (SHP) roadshow came to northern Sydney,
“Some great, evidence-based interventions never make it to the other end of the pipe,” he said. Medical oncologist Professor Stephen Clarke praised SHP’s work to embed research in daily hospital operations. “Research is now regarded as an essential part of health services, not a self-indulgence,” he said.
showcasing how the partnership supports the smooth translation of research into everyday clinical care. More than 70 researchers and clinicians gathered at the Kolling Institute to hear presentations from colleagues involved in translational research projects. Kolling Academic Director Professor James Elliott said the district was proud to work with SHP to introduce better models of care at scale.
“By introducing these better models of care on a bigger scale, we have the potential to reach large parts of the community within our district, and to test these approaches for a much larger population,” he said. Acting Executive Director of SHP, Professor Andrew Baillie, described the research translation pipeline.
Andrea Ratchford, Professor James Elliott, Associate Professor Naomi Hammond and Andrew Bailee
NSLHD NEWS | ISSUE 23 | 19 DECEMBER 2025
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