How To Safely Wear PPE In Aged Care

Considering their family are an aged care worker’s closest contacts, and they are out in public daily, should it be mandatory for those living in the same household to get the jab also? Read More

The Department has engaged Recruitment, Consulting and Staffing Association (RCSA) and Healthcare Australia (HCA) to provide surge workforce, commencing 1 July 2020, to ensure the continuity of aged care during COVID-19. These arrangements complement the temporary surge workforce through Mable’s online platform, and the emergency response teams and remote locums through Aspen Medical that are... Read More

People aged 70 and over, people aged 65 years and over with chronic medical conditions and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people over the age of 50 with one or more chronic medical condition are at greater risk of serious illness if they are infected with coronavirus (COVID-19). For these reasons, the National Cabinet has... Read More