The 2014 Act came into effect in July 2014. It introduced new principles to support people experiencing mental illness to make and participate in treatment decision (shared decision making) and to have their views and preferences considered and respected.
About Be Medicinewise Week
Be Medicinewise Week is on 19-25 August. Now in its ninth year, Be Medicinewise Week is an annual health awareness week led by NPS MedicineWise. This year is about ‘getting to know the language of medicines,’ and focuses on communicating about medicines, knowing the right information to keep and the right questions to ask.
How to be medicinewise
Being medicinewise means being better informed. Here are some tips and resources from NPS MedicineWise to help:
1. Keep a medicines list
2. Use the MedicineWise app:
3. Call the Medicines Line:
4. Ask your health professional if you have any questions
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