Disability sector fears being left out of COVID19 response

Published 6th April 2020

There are concerns the disability sector is being left behind in the national coronavirus response.

Disability was absent from Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s public health announcement last week and a webinar for home and community aged care providers held on Friday heard there had been “no specific” conversations regarding the sector.

Invited stakeholders from the aged home and community care sector at the webinar heard that rapid response teams would be made available to providers and that the government would guarantee an adequate supply of personal protective equipment.

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Source:
Judy Skatssoon, 2020, Community Care Review (https://communitycarereview.com.au)