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MAC Information Circular – 14 May 2021
Federal Budget: Once in a generation change for aged care in Australia SA Health Vaccine Update Factsheet for residential aged care workers – now available in 19 languages Launch of Operation Trace Multifaith Practices: new resource launched EthnicLinks Information...
Did You Know… Easter is Celebrated in Many Cultures?
Easter is a celebration that is shared by many Christian countries. The celebrations may differ from country to country but there are also some similarities across all cultures that celebrate it. The name for Easter differs from language to language. Many of the...
Guest speaker Professor John Pollaers OAM at the MAC 2020 AGM held February 2021
Professor Pollaers calls for action during his speech on ‘An update on the Aged Care Royal Commission and a renewed focus on holistic care planning’.
The Multicultural Aged Care Annual General Meeting was held at the Thebarton Community Centre on 25 February 2021
Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety Report released
The Australian Government welcomes the Final Report from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, which has today been tabled in Parliament. The Royal Commission’s Final Report recognises the immense effort of the aged care sector and also brings the...
CHSP Service Provider Update: Updating service availability in the My Aged Care Provider Portal
It is critically important Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) providers maintain their service information in the My Aged Care Provider Portal to ensure accurate referrals. This includes service availability and services provided. Providers must either accept...
Doctors must now prescribe drugs using their chemical name, not brand names. That’s good news for patients
From today (February 1), when you receive a prescription in Australia, it will list the name of the medication’s active ingredient rather than the brand name. So, for example, instead of receiving a prescription for Ventolin, your script will say “salbutamol”.
This national legislation change, called active ingredient prescribing, is long overdue for Australian health care.
Using the name of the drug — instead of the brand name, of which there are often many — will simplify how we talk about and use medications.
This could have a range of benefits, including fewer medication errors by both doctors and patients.
CHSP Digital Landing Page – reablement resources
Following consultation with the aged care sector, the Department of Health has designed a suite of products for Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) organisations to better understand, embed, and to practically apply wellness and reablement into CHSP service...
Data upload deadline for CHSP ‘grandfathered clients’ extended to 26 March 2021
Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) providers now have an extra 8 weeks to upload and submit grandfathered client data into the My Aged Care provider portal. The new deadline is 11.59pm Friday 26 March 2021. Previously the portal was set to close on Friday...
Improved Payment Arrangements Budget Measure – Department of Health
On 10 December 2020, the Government passed Bill 1 Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Improved Home Care Payment Administration No. 1) Bill 2020. Bill 1 will support the commencement of Phase 1 of the Improved Payment Arrangements measure announced by the Government in...
The viral ‘Wellerman’ sea shanty is also a window into the remarkable cross-cultural whaling history of Aotearoa New Zealand
GettyImages Kate Stevens, University of Waikato In a year of surprises, one of the more pleasant was the recent runaway viral popularity of 19th century sea shanties on TikTok. A collaborative global response to pandemic isolation, it saw singers and musicians...