00:00Grief now fills the house Alison Collins once shared with her daughter Erin.
00:07Her first day at primary school, she was so excited.
00:13The pain layered with reminders of what once was,
00:17from the loyal four-legged companion Erin loved to others more difficult to confront.
00:23Erin was a young, vibrant, bubbly, happy young person
00:28who was trying to find her way in her life.
00:31Dealing with complex mental health issues,
00:3424-year-old Erin died from an overdose six months ago
00:38after stockpiling medication from multiple telehealth doctors.
00:42But Alison has turned an unthinkable loss into a cry for action,
00:47heard by the highest level of government.
00:50I was really impacted by Alison's story
00:53and her willingness really to channel what is extraordinary grief
00:58into advocacy.
00:59The proposed system, a national medicines record,
01:02which would force health practitioners to record drugs prescribed in a database.
01:07The plan's still in its infancy,
01:09but the government anticipates it would be linked to the existing My Health Record.
01:13Integrating all of that information, it's well overdue.
01:16This will be a huge logistical challenge,
01:19requiring the government to carefully balance protecting a patient's safety
01:23with their privacy and consent.
01:26Australians can currently opt out of My Health Record.
01:29It's not yet clear whether that will be the case here.
01:32These new reforms give our family peace of mind
01:36that will save other families going through this same heartbreak.
01:41Heartbreak, a painful yet powerful catalyst for change.
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