Student and early career CPD essentials

We attended a series of webinars on the new NDIS legislation Getting the NDIS back on track No. 1 Bill 2024 (the Bill) with the DSS

In this submission we advocate for an NDIS allied health worker registration model that streamlines processes, avoids duplication, ensures compliance with industry standards, and prioritises participant well-being, ultimately aiming to enable osteopaths to effectively serve the diverse needs of NDIS participants.

The team attended a workforce communication research session with Whereto. The session explained changes happening in the aged care sector for the worker screening process.

We attended a consultation with the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority to discuss virtual care arrangements.

The team attended The NDIS Provider and Worker Registration Taskforce roundtable on dual regulation allied health and rehabilitation services with taskforce member Michael Borowick. The rountable highlighted the need to streamline registration processes and enhance service quality in allied health and rehabilitation services within the NDIS framework, addressing gaps in understanding AHPRA's requirements, proposing measures to mitigate pricing concerns, and suggesting solutions for administrative challenges while ensuring continuous education and onboarding for providers.

The team attended a webinar with DSC on 'The New NDIS Bill: Getting Across the Detail' providing insights into the complexities of the new NDIS Bill 'Getting the NDIS back on track', highlighting concerns about its impact on participant autonomy and the need for clarity and collaboration in its implementation.

A quick summary of our thoughts on the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment Getting the NDIS back on track No. 1 Bill 2024 (the Bill)

The team attended an information session led by senior provider engagement at the NDIS. The session focused on support roles within the NDIS, NDIA decision making and funding, using the MyPlace provider portal, the transition to the new PACE system, processes and record keeping.

The DSC Annual National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Conference provided a platform for robust discussions, insights, and updates crucial to shaping the future of disability support services in Australia.

We attended a meeting with the Aged Care Taskforce on the Aged Care Taskforce Final Report.

In this submission, we focus on ensuring that allied health professionals, particularly osteopaths, are considered as part of the broader fall prevention team. This includes the suggestion to remove the reference to individual professions that may assist in fall prevention strategies and create an overarching inclusive statement involving all musculoskeletal allied health professionals.

In this submission, we focus on how the Scope of Practice Review should aim to achieve affordable and universal access to best-practice health services and value for the consumer and health system. Osteopathy Australia advocates for every Australian to have access to high-quality healthcare and support, regardless of where they live. Australians also deserve to have access to funded osteopathy. This will drive better health outcomes, improve the utilisation of our healthcare resources, and help overcome the inefficiencies in primary care. There is a significant opportunity within osteopathy to leverage existing skillsets and scope of practice to address system inefficiencies and reduce the burden on other health practitioners.