Health
Just 2% of aged care residents have accessed Government-funded mental health services despite 50% with diagnosis of depression – Commission Briggs calls for more accountability in the system – plus ‘joy’ – The Weekly SOURCE
The Royal Commission has wrapped up its first formal hearings in four months with a clear message – mental health, allied health and oral health services
The Royal Commission has wrapped up its first formal hearings in four months with a clear message mental health, allied health and oral health services must be made a priority for people for receiving aged care services but there are many barriers to achieving this goal.
As with previous hearings, the Department of Health was grilled by the Senior Counsel over its role in facilitating services, in particular the Governments Better Access initiative introduced on 1 January 2019 to provide mental…
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