The first speaker was Graeme Head AO, the Commissioner and head of the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. The Commission is now firmly established as the registration and oversight body for the scheme with only WA left to fully roll under its umbrella on 1 July 2020. He stressed that “he wants to lift the system and not just use command and control”.
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Some new initiatives by NSW Ministry of Health were announced at the Forum. Louise Farrell, Director, Priority Programs Unit, Health and Social policy Branch outlined the new program to upskill health staff across NSW about intellectual disability. 6 new ID expert multifunctional teams will be set up across the state operating in or next to the 16 hubs of the Local Health Districts by June this year.
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