One Insight at a Time
Unions, including the Health Services Union and the Australian Education Union, are pushing for a multi-employer agreement covering National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) providers. The bid seeks to improve pay for hundreds of support workers and challenge the government’s funding model. This move, under Labor’s new laws, allows unions to potentially force the federal government…
In a groundbreaking move, the Australian government is set to inject $10 billion into a new initiative aimed at addressing the needs of children with mild autism and early developmental disorders. This decision follows a comprehensive review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which emphasized the necessity to focus on those with significant and…
SA Health offers a comprehensive array of public mental health services catering to children, adolescents, adults, and older individuals in South Australia. These services, accessible through community health centers, hospitals, and home-based care, aim to address the mental health needs of the population. General practitioners can facilitate access to specialized mental health services through referrals,…
This study conducted Nada Kojovic from the Departement of Psychiatry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. For correspondence, email nada.kojovic@unige.ch The researches delves into how young children with autism look at social situations differently. They used eye-tracking technology to follow kids with autism and those without while they watched a short cartoon. What they found was…
The SAPHS team received recognition with The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) Clinical Excellence and Patient Safety Award for their project titled “Hep C is Everyone’s Business.” Spearheading a comprehensive state-wide initiative, South Australia’s Prison Health Service (SAPHS) is achieving remarkable outcomes in eliminating Hepatitis C among inmates. Their collaborative program, supported by new…
“There is no quick fix or easy solution to achieving these objectives. There is no ‘one area’ to target. The only way to achieve all three objectives is to look at disability support holistically – both inside the NDIS and beyond – and to consider what needs to be done to ensure people with disability…
