About

Jen Morris is a Melbourne-based consultant, writer, researcher and speaker with a special interest in health and healthcare.

Her extensive personal experience in the healthcare system – alongside her academic background in science, bioethics, politics and science communication – bring a unique combination of insights and perspectives to her work.

She first emerged as a powerful patient advocate through her submission and evidence to the Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into the Performance of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. 

Since that time, she has become a sought-after and passionate contributor to research, dialogue, publications, education and advocacy in the following areas of healthcare:

  • Quality and safetyJen Morris
  • Patient engagement
  • Consumer perspectives and rights
  • Regulation and compliance
  • Communication of health messages to the public
  • Healthcare and online platforms (including social media)
  • Complaints resolution processes
  • Medical error
  • Healthcare and disability

Through her consultancy business, Jen offers the following services in her fields of interest:

  • Writing (journalistic, educational, narrative, technical and speech)
  • Public speaking
  • Research work and assistance
  • Workshop and conference facilitation
  • Conference, workshop, consultation and round-table participation
  • Proofreading, editing and usability testing of websites and publications
  • Patient/consumer perspectives advice on publications, services, programs or initiatives