Report: Aged care workforce communication research consultation
The team attended a workforce communication research session with Whereto. The session explained changes happening in the aged care sector for the worker screening process.
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The team attended a workforce communication research session with Whereto. The session explained changes happening in the aged care sector for the worker screening process.
We made key recommendations to Treasury NSW for the improvement of the delivery of effective Primary Health Care (PHC), and specifically osteopathic care.
On 8 May 2024, the team attended an in-person National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) community catch-up in Sydney. Bill Shorten, Minister for NDIS and Rebecca Faulkner, CEO of NDIS, attended the catch-up and answered various questions from the audience about the NDIS reforms.