NEWS
NESST Newsflash 4 March 2020
In this issue:
- Upcoming Training
- Glen Innes Frontline Training – 6 March 2020
- Accidental Counselling Training Tamworth – 12 March 2020
- Wellness Exploration 24 March – Glenn Innes – Contact NESST
- Wellness Exploration 25 March – Quirindi – Contact NESST
- Frontline Training Wee Waa – 30 March 2020
- Useful Links
- NESST Webpage – Upcoming Training and other news
- National Disability Services
- Carers NSW Australia
- Aged & Community Services Australia
- NSW Rural Fire Service
- Live Traffic NSW
- Letter from the Chief Medical Officer regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Community Care Review
- Latest News
- RC hears health professionals have turned their back on disability
- Treat clients like individuals, not tasks, researchers say
- Provider looks to roll out 1500 SDA homes across Australia
- Home modification overlooked despite desire to stay put
- Events
- Latest News
- ACSA Weekly Issue No. 155 | 27 February 2020
- Home Care Bill Introduced
- Coronavirus and 2020 influenza season: Letter from the Chief Medical Officer
- Medicine safety: aged care – Pharmaceutical Society of Australia report
- Future of the aged care workforce – have your say
- ACSA Webinar series: The future of aged care, Part 2
- ACSA State & Territory News
- Royal Commission nationwide survey of residents
- Diverse Population Groups: Australia’s ageing LGBTI individuals
- Nutrition and meal experience in aged care
- Together We Can…
- Key spiritual care concepts for professional development launched as e-modules
- Join ACSA’s social community
- We want to share your stories
- ACSA Events, Training & Development
- Other Events
- Ageing Asia Super Ageing Europe 2020 | Germany & Amsterdam, 2-6 March
- Transforming Independence through Innovative Technology | Brisbane, 3-4 March
- LGBTI-inclusive aged care: Practice knowledge from the US | Melbourne, 11 March
- Health law seminar: What to do about the 2019 novel coronavirus | Sydney, Newcastle & Melbourne, 12 March – 16 April
- Quality in Aged Care National Conference | Sydney, 18-19 March
- National Symposium 2020 – Dementia care is quality care | Sydney, 24 March
- SAGE UK | England & Scotland, 29 March – 9 April
- ACSA Publications, Reports & Resources
- Department of Health
- ACSA Political Alerts
- Medicine safety in aged care is a game of Russian roulette
- Aged care legislation amendment (Improved Home Care Payment Administration No. 1) Bill 2020
- Morrison government warned that it’s ‘time to stop kicking the can down the road’ on aged care
- Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) Futures Conference -Tuesday 10 March 2020 – registrations open!
- Other Events
- ACSA Member Update | 2 March 2020
- Special Member Update: Government News Alert
- Coronavirus (COVID19): New traveller information relating to health and aged care workers
- Phase 1 of the home care payments in arrears measure to commence 1 June 2020
- Commencement of Business Improvement Fund Application Process
- Community Care Review
- ACSA Member Update | 3 March 2020
- Clarification of recommendations regarding managing your employees in the context of COVID-19
- Employees in non-consumer facing roles
- Employees in direct contact with consumers, staff, volunteers, etc.
- Employees who must self-isolate
- Volunteers
- Community and home care workers
- ACSA Member Update | 4 March 2020
- Financial Transformation in Aged Care
- Community Care Review
- Don’t miss out on this year’s must attend International Dementia Conference
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