It intends to include elements of patients' rights and quality assessment of health care systems in regional and national workshops and seminars in the future. The Australian Consumer's Council is developing a charter for all recipients of health care in both public and private hospitals in Australia. The Australian Consumers' Association is working on a national charter for health and consumers.
Several states have laws covering various aspects of patients' rights.
Consumers' Health Forum and Australian Consumers' Association have been involved in campaigns to improve the quality of the health system, including surveying the system. The Consumers Association of Bangladesh hosted a meeting on consumers and the health care system in 1994 which issued a series of recommendations to improve the quality of the service and encourage more involvement of consumers. However, no charter or legislation exists. The Consumer Action Group developed a draft charter of Patients' Rights and Responsibilities in 1993. In mid-1995, a working group consisting of representatives from consumer groups, the Indian Medical Association and the Medical Council of India developed a citizen's charter scheme which the government intends to implement within the health sector.