Little children cannot speak up for themselves, advocate for their healthcare, protect themselves against abuse or lobby for funding for basic services—in response, Australians have developed a framework of laws and policies that protect children and their rights. We strictly enforce these through various measures, such as the protection through “Working with Children Check (WWCC)” Senior Australians, about half of them suffering from cognitive decline, have limited ability to speak up for themselves, advocate for their healthcare, protect themselves against
Tag: community care
Items for discussion: What has the pandemic taught us? How does the pandemic redefine roles in the health / healthcare system, especially nursing? Where are we with integration (especially community care and aged care)? What’s happening with training pipelines and career development for junior clinicians? Tackling out-of-pocket expenses. Update on MBS Review. What has the pandemic taught us? Huge problems in the health care system have been exposed. But the system has good bones and is integral to Australia’s