by Penny Halpin | Nov 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
What is the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme? The passage of the Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Act 2017 established a Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme in Australia. The NDB scheme requires organisations covered by the Australian Privacy Act...
by Penny Halpin | Oct 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
NDS has released a new framework Zero Tolerance which is an initiative led by the NDS in partnership with the disability sector. It assists disability service providers to understand, implement and improve practices which safeguard the rights of people supported....
by Penny Halpin | Sep 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has developed nine fact sheets to support the transition from the NSQHS Standards (first edition) to the NSQHS Standards (second edition). The summary fact sheet provides an overview of the second edition...
by Penny Halpin | Aug 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
QCOSS has advised of workshops across QLD over the next week to help service providers discover how to develop a proposal that gives you the best chance of success in a competitive funding environment. QCOSS is partnering with the Department of Education and Training...
by Penny Halpin | May 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Turnbull Government will guarantee the National Disability Insurance Scheme is fully funded by legislating an additional 0.5 percentage point increase in the Medicare Levy. This will provide certainty for NDIS participants, their families and their carers that the...
by Penny Halpin | May 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
Friday 5 May is international Hand Hygiene Day, and the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) is joining the World Health Organization to highlight the role that clean hands can play in preserving the effectiveness of antibiotic...
