Positive Life NSW

Last December, Positive Life trialed a new program to assist people with HIV to make better use of the health system. The Saturday workshop provided practical tools to help those attending improve their communication with doctors, plan ahead for medical appointments, understand their rights as healthcare consumers, resolve complaints and learn how to find services. In short, this was about helping positive people make the most of the available services and speak up for their individual needs. The next Health Advocacy workshop will be held in Lismore on October 1 – enrol now! Contact Neil McKellar-Stewart on 02 6622 1555 email: nmckellar-stewart@acon.org.au or Lance Feeney: lancef@positivelife.org.au (02) 9361 6011. Click here for the full event details.

Taking advantage of the PBS Safety Net Scheme can make a big difference to your yearly expenditure on medication. If you are in a relationship (de facto couple), you can reach the PBS Safety Net threshold much sooner. Lance Feeney unpacks the PBS Safety Net.

Lance Feeney reflects on the candlelight service, memories of lost friends and how we might honour them in a more enduring way.

Lance Feeney reports on Positive Life’s upcoming work designed to help you get the most benefit from the health and insurance system.

Rob Lake reports on the Board Advisory Groups held in February.

Lance Feeney reports on the impacts of same-sex legislation on Social Security law for people with HIV receiving Centrelink benefits.

Lance Feeney updates Talkabout readers on where we're at advocating for your rights.
In November 2008, The Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on the
Health Care Complaints Act 1993 invited Positive Life NSW to make a
submission to its Inquiry.

Lance Feeney updates Talkabout readers on where we're at advocating for your rights. Scupltra is used for the treatment of facial lipoatrophy (facial wasting) in people with HIV. The pharmaceutical company applied for listing of the drug at the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) November meeting.

Lance Feeney updates Talkabout readers on where we're at advocating for your rights. In 2008, the Federal Minister for Human Services Joe Ludwig conducted a review of the Job Capacity Assessment program. Positive Life provided a submission to the review.