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25/01/2022
National COVID-19 Update: Rapid antigen tests can now be claimed by participant
NDIS Minister Linda Reynolds has announced participants are now able to claim the cost of rapid antigen tests from their core budgets. NDS has written to the Minister and NDIA outlining the limitations...
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25/01/2022
ABC Radio Perth—Response to the WA border not reopening
NDS chief executive Laurie Leigh spoke with ABC Radio in WA on Friday after Premier Mark McGowan announced the border would not reopen on 5 Feb due to low booster vaccination rates.
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24/01/2022
ACT COVID-19 update: Priority boosters for disability workers
Priority COVID-19 booster vaccination appointments are now available for disability workers in the ACT.
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Improving healthy eating for people with disability
NDS is delivering a two-year program to help improve healthy eating for people with disability through funding from the Department of Health.
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Tasmania Disability Interface Meeting 12 January 2022
Interface meeting between leaders from Tasmanian disability service providers and Public Health on 12 January to discuss COVID-19 workforce issues and access to rapid antigen and PCR tests.
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Member Webinar: NDIS New Practice Standards
In this webinar, members will learn about the NDIS new practice standards and Quality Indicators.
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Living with COVID-19: Information sharing and collaboration series
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Victoria (online)
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28/01/2022
In light of the current COVID-19 situation in Victoria, NDS is recommencing interactive webinars for disability services in Victoria.
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NSW Senior Leader Meeting: COVID-19 and emergency preparedness
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1/02/2022
Join colleagues and the NDIS Commission for a discussion of the impact of COVID-19 and the new emergency and disaster management practice standards.
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Managing COVID-19 in Queensland
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1/02/2022
NDS is hosting a series of webinars on managing COVID-19 in Queensland. Topics include the first 24 hours; managing workforce risks in COVID positive scenarios; infection Control; and business...
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20/12/2021
Sarah's Soundbite: December 2021
We are marking the end of another tough year in Victoria and in our disability sector.
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29/11/2021
Sarah's Soundbite: November 2021
As Victoria opens and many restrictions have been lifted, people with a disability and service providers continue to face considerable challenges as we move to ‘living with COVID-19'.
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22/10/2021
Sarah's Soundbite: October 2021
Across Victoria there is anticipation around reunions with family, friends and the activities we enjoy, with the COVID-19 vaccination rate rapidly closing in on 80 per cent and the state reopening.
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14/09/2021
Q-Insights: Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination: If, when and how we'll manage
At the recent roundtable for Queensland disability service providers, we heard the complex issues providers are facing on the topic of mandatory COVID-19 vaccination.
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10/09/2021
Sarah's Soundbite: September 2021
In the wake of the Victorian Government’s change of strategy in response to COVID-19 while we take up vaccinations, NDS’s Safer and Stronger project is repositioning.
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10/08/2021
Q-Insights: Supporting providers while they support others
The increasing rise of the Delta variant has only intensified the pressure on providers. This week, our Queensland team asked 'what more can we be doing to support providers while they support others?'
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9/08/2021
Sarah's Soundbite: August 2021
The disability sector has shown amazing resilience over the past year, and now is the time to again dip into our connections and commitment, as we face the current situation in Australia.
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1/07/2021
Sarah's Soundbite: July 2021
The end of the financial year is a time of reflection over the past 12 months, and for all of us, there has never been anything that compares.
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7/06/2021
Q-Insights: IR to join the list of changes facing Queensland providers
Amid a year of vaccination rollouts, new worker screening processes and operational guideline changes, providers will need to add the results of a four-yearly review of the SCHADS Award to their to-do...
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1/06/2021
Sarah's Soundbite: June 2021
Sarah Soundbite updates providers on the latest vaccine rollout and other developments in Victoria.
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