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Home Care Workforce Provider and Staff Hub now open!
We know that many more people are needed in the home care workforce to meet the needs of Australians. We have been contracted by the Australian Government to lead a consortium in Queensland, with our partners Skills Hubs and Skills Generation, to train and recruit large numbers of new personal care workers through the national Home Care Workforce Support Program.
COTA Queensland’s role in this program is focused on helping to ensure this workforce is equipped and supported to deliver the...
Category : Project announcementsLast Modified : 29 September 2022 -
The Australian Loneliness Dialogue
COTA Queensland has been invited to participate in the panel discussion for the Australian Loneliness Dialogue 17 May 2022. This online event is hosted by Friends for Good and sponsored by the Queensland Mental Health Commission and will include a range of national and international speakers. They will be presenting and discussing the impacts of loneliness across the lifespan and for diverse cohorts including impacts on marginalised communities, strategies and approaches, and the...
Category : Project updatesLast Modified : 19 April 2022 -
Health Services Inquiry findings report published
The Health Services Inquiry report was published 8 April 2022 and is now available on the Queensland Parliamentary website.
COTA Queensland looks forward to reviewing the Health and Environment Committee's report and providing our response through our Health Services Hub in April/May 2022.
Category : Project updateLast Modified : 08 April 2022 -
COTA Queensland's 2022/2023 State Budget priorities
In light of the recent flood events and the evolving climate of the pandemic, key learnings to date have shown that there have been positive developments at state and federal levels. The recent Federal Budget announcements around cost of living and Federal Government reaffirmation around its commitment and investment to aged care reform, continued investment in home care, respite services, and medication management and safety, are welcomed.
However, there still needs to be a focus on local...
Category : Project updateLast Modified : 08 April 2022 -
COTA Queensland contributes to the Health Services Inquiry Hearing
COTA Queensland was recently invited by the Health and Environment Committee to contribute to the Hearing for the Provision of Primary, Allied and Private Health Care, Aged Care and NDIS Care Services and its Impact on the Queensland Public Health System. In our original submission we put forward our vision for an integrated health system throughout the lifespan that places people at the centre of care.
At the Hearing, COTA Queensland commented on several issues (as raised by the Committee)...
Category : Project updateLast Modified : 04 March 2022 -
COTA Queensland consultation for Budget submission now closed
COTA Queensland's consultation for the Budget submission has now closed.
We look forward to providing the finalised budget submission mid-March 2022 through the Budget Hub and on our COTA Queensland website.
Category : Project updateLast Modified : 04 March 2022 -
COTA Queensland Health Services Inquiry submission published
The COTA Queensland submission for the Inquiry into the Provision of Primary, Allied and Private Health Care, Aged Care and NDIS Care Services and its Impact on the Queensland Public Health System is now published on the Queensland Parliamentary website.
We would like to thank everyone for their time in sharing their experiences, feedback and insights for this submission.
COTA Queensland along with other organisations, individuals, local councils, relevant health unions, commissions, and...
Category : Project updateLast Modified : 24 January 2022 -
COTA Queensland’s vision for an integrated health system throughout the lifespan
COTA Queensland provided a submission 23 December 2021 to the Queensland Parliamentary Inquiry into the provision of primary, allied and private health care, aged care and NDIS care services and its impact on the Queensland public health system. In this submission, we outlined our vision for Queenslanders which is an integrated health system throughout the lifespan that places people at the centre of care.
This means the health system:
- Ensures equitable access, no matter a person’s...
Category : Project updateLast Modified : 17 January 2022 -
COTA Queensland response to QLD Parliamentary Inquiry report into social isolation and loneliness
COTA Queensland’s submission for the Queensland Parliamentary Inquiry into Social Isolation and Loneliness outlined several recommendations for the prevention and mitigation of social isolation and loneliness, some of which have been incorporated into the Queensland Parliamentary Report into Social Isolation and Loneliness which was released 6 December 2021.
COTA Queensland strongly supports the sound recommendations presented in the Parliamentary report. However, we also note several areas...
Category : Project updatesLast Modified : 05 January 2022 -
QLD Parliamentary Social isolation and loneliness Inquiry report published
Queensland Parliament published findings from the Inquiry into social isolation and loneliness. The Community Support and Services Committee provided the report to the Legislative Assembly 6 December 2021.
Category : Project updatesLast Modified : 05 January 2022