With pressure mounting on the government to fix the multitude of problems in aged care, it is moving ahead with key recommended changes, even as the Royal Commission gets underway. Unannounced audits, which were recommended in the Carnell-Paterson review in the wake of the Oakden scandal, were introduced on 1 July this year, and the...
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More than 110,000 calls to My Aged Care went unanswered in three years, according to information provided through Senate Estimates. Last year alone, nearly 43,000 weren’t answered, an average of 118 calls every day. Satisfaction with the nation’s entry point to the aged care system was also below par. The satisfaction rate for 2018-19 was...
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At the NSW Labor State Conference on the weekend, NSW Opposition Leader Luke Foley said his party would support the introduction of nursing staff ratios if it wins the state election next year. With voters due to head to the ballot box next March, the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association welcomed the news. General Secretary...
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