• The Patients

    SITREP – Patient Voices in the TGA Consultation

    29 September, 2025 - 8 Days to Go

    We are now in the final stretch. By 7 October, industry must step up to ensure that patient voices are heard.

    The TGA consultation and AHPRA’s Rapid Response Taskforce have already created pressure on patients and prescribers, causing long wait times, treatment delays, and uncertainty in care. The Patients deserve to be included in decisions about their medicine.

    📩 Send Your One-Click Letter to the PM

    📊 Complete the Patient Benefits Survey

    A brand-neutral, volunteer working group, composed of doctors, nurses, pharmacitsts, patients, advocates, prescribers, researchers, and industry members, has identified the biases in the consultation and are committed to ensuring patient experiences land directly in front of decision-makers.

    The Letter and Survey, were created by experts in industry to ensure that The Patients’ voices are heard.

    We can only ensure patients’ lived experiences are put directly in front of decision-makers if we speak up!

    Thank you for the kind support of so many key industry leaders.

    Why Industry is Key Right Now

    Only our industry leaders have direct connections to patients.

    Clinics, pharmacies, nurses, and producers are the bridges that carry this message into patient networks.

    If you’re in industry, your role in getting the word out to patients vital.

    What can I do to Help?

    Talk about what's going on. Tell your story.

    Share links to ThePatient.au website with your networks and on social media.

    Encourage patients to send the One-Click Letter and complete the Patient Benefits Survey now.

    Use your social platforms to amplify patient voices.

    Send emails directly to your patients.

    Send SMS's. Dance on Tik Tok. Share on Reddit.

    Divert your META spend to drive traffic to ThePatients.au

    Thank you for taking ANY action to get this work out. It shows true respect.

    This is about giving patients who drive this industry a seat at the table during a consultation that has otherwise left them behind.

    The Mission

    Send 10,000 letters before 7 October. Every Patient Benefit Survey counts.

    Every survey response strengthens the evidence. And it's a big ask.

    There's only ONE way we will be able to get this kind of response and that is if you help. Thank you.

    How to Take Action (10 Minutes)

    1) Click the link and read the letter. Personalise it with your story. Send it.

    2) Complete the Patient Benefits Survey.

    3) Sign up Stay in the Loop + Get The Patients Marketing Kit emailed to you.

    4) Share every day until 7 October.

    “The struggle of people against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting.”

    Milan Kundera

    We will not watch another cycle of prohibtion unfold.

  • [Join us here]

    Let's remind our regulators and leaders who this is for.

    Sign up below to receive the One-click Letter to the PM and

    The Patients Market Kit emailed to your inbox.

  • Hello & Welcome

    What to Expect When You Sign Up

    You’ll immediately receive a welcome email containing everything you need to take action including:

    One-Click Letter link to end your letter to the Prime Minister and health leaders.

    Patient Benefits Survey to share your experiences, outcomes, and quality-of-life improvements.

    The Patients Marketing Kit with all campaign assets to share including:

    flyers, posters, social media tiles, banners and copy templates.

    What’s Next

    Stay in the loop with upcoming webinars and email updates as the TGA consultation (closing 7 October 2025) continues.

    Thank you for standing with The Patients.

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