Medicines play a major role in preventing and treating illnesses – but only if they are used wisely and safely. Brigitte Cusack draws on her experience in the area to…
Posted In: #125 Winter 2015, Ageing, Disability Issues, Health Services, Planning for People and Social Issues,
Australia is moving to a nationally consistent system of support for people with disability following many reform initiatives on the state level. Even though the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)…
Posted In: #124 Autumn 2015, Disability – National Disability Insurance Scheme, Disability Issues, Planning for People and Social Issues,
With major reforms to community aged care due to commence on 1 July 2015, Eastern Sydney HACC DO Enis Jusufspahic outlines the risks to clients of the removal of case…
Posted In: #123 Summer 2014/15, Ageing, Disability Issues, Health Services, Planning for People and Social Issues,
The proposed sale of Aboriginal Home Care has raised concerns within the Aboriginal community such as those below from an Aboriginal community worker who wishes to remain anonymous.
Posted In: #123 Summer 2014/15, Ageing, Disability Issues, Health Services, Planning for People and Social Issues,
Most of us take for granted that we have choice and control over the services we receive but in the disability and home care area this is not often the…
Posted In: #123 Summer 2014/15, Ageing, Disability Issues, Disability Services, Human Service Delivery, Planning for People and Social Issues,
In the Autumn 2014 edition of Inner Sydney Voice we investigate some aspects of community safety as well as the housing system in the lead up to the upper house…
Posted In: #120 Autumn 2014, Disability Issues, Editorials, Inner Sydney Voice – ISRCSD, Planning for People and Social Issues,
Community based aged care and disability services are moving to an individualised funding package model. We explore what this means for service providers who are accustomed to receiving a block…
Posted In: #120 Autumn 2014, Ageing, Community Sector, Disability Issues, Health Services, Planning for People and Social Issues,
The roll-out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in NSW commenced on 1 July 2013 with a three year ‘launch’ in the Hunter region. The scheme is due to…
Posted In: #119 Summer 2013/14, Disability – National Disability Insurance Scheme, Disability Issues, Health Services, Planning for People and Social Issues,
How do bilingual workers help clients to communicate and connect with the Home and Community Care system? Enis Jusufspahic looks at the outcomes from a recent report and forum, and…
Posted In: #117 Spring 2012, Ageing, CALD Communities, Community Sector, Disability Issues, Planning for People and Social Issues,