Mark Jessop

Incredible article - from very many viewpoints. The highlights of the budget for NDIS is: “Better advice: $45.5 million to establish an NDIS evidence advisory committee. A Clearer Pathway: $20.0 million to start preliminary consultation and design work to help people with disability navigate services. Fresh approach to pricing: $5.3 million to undertake preliminary work to reform NDIS pricing arrangements. Architecture to implement reforms: Co-design and fighting fraud $213.8 million of recently announced funding to fight fraud.

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here are my thoughts on the new NDIS Price guide and the impact it is likely to have on providers... I get that there are some providers out there doing the wrong thing and that the sector hasn't had the innovation that was originally expected. But as a business leader who sole focus is survival, both for the participants you are currently supporting and your staff - something has got to give.... https://lnkd.in/gpqxp29K #thendisisbroken Alan Hough,Joanne K., Chantelle Bester, Wayne Zahra GAICD and Bill Shorten

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$78,000 penalties for individual staff for code of conduct breaches were criticised by most key provider and worker voices in their submissions on the draft of the new Aged Care Act. Critics include the main provider association, Aged & Community Care Providers Association, the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation, HSU National, large providers like Bolton Clarke, and faith-based networks like Catholic Health Australia. Yet this issue isn’t mentioned anywhere in the published consultation feedback summary. The specific concern with penalties for the code is that they apply to low-income individuals for even minor breaches of the fairly vague and subjective aged care code of conduct, with prosecutors only needing to prove the offense against a civil standard. It’s grossly unfair and unnecessary given other remedies like banning orders and standard criminal offences. However, this is just one example. There are plenty of other important points made in various submissions and meetings that the consultation summary ignores. The summary also tends to summarise sentiment rather than substantive arguments. This summary isn’t the only way that the Government synthesises feedback. But it’s still concerning that it misses so many major issues raised by key stakeholders. I'm not even surprised. Just disappointed. #agedcare

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1000 people?! 😡 I am very interested to hear how this has come about and what supports are now in place to support this reduction of this number. Similar to the feedback we are getting regarding support coordination funding, we are seeing plans stripped of necessary funding without consultation, nor with an alternate means of support being put in place? In a market that is currently shrouded by instability and a lack of confidence, this removal of 10% of the funded participant pool is only going to result in poorer results for those driving much needed private investments in the space, and poor choices for those that require this form of specialised housing. Kurt Fearnley Bill Shorten can you please provide some context to these results?

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