AHPA Workshop: Women in the rural health workforce
14/08/2024
Identify the challenges and opportunities impacting female practitioners in rural settings at the National Rural Health Conference workshop Innovating to attract and sustain women in the rural health workforce. Register here.
DVA Medcast Webinar: Mental Health Care for Veterans
14/08/2024
Equip yourself with knowledge and skills to manage mental health conditions impacting Veterans. Register here.
TAHRGETS evaluation survey
14/08/2024
All members are invited to share feedback on The Allied Health Rural Generalist Education and Training Scheme (TAHRGETS) and Allied Health Rural General Pathway (AHRGP) to improve the programs. Complete survey.
AHPA allied health workforce survey
14/08/2024
Share your thoughts on Workforce Incentive Program – Practice Stream and Allied Health Rural Generalist Program (AHRGP) to support AHPA’s work on the National Allied Health Workforce Strategy. Complete survey.
NDIA Fraud and Integrity update for health professionals
14/08/2024
Following the Industry Chief Executive Forum in May, the NDIA’s Fraud Fusion Taskforce and Integrity Capability team have announced the following:
The NDIA is committed to protecting all NDIS participants’ safety and the integrity of the NDIS.
Through the Fraud Fusion Taskforce, the NDIA is working closely with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, Australian Federal Police, Australian Tax Office. The Taskforce has 19 Commonwealth agencies working together to find and stop fraud and serious organised crime in the NDIS.
We know that most people connected to the NDIS do the right thing. We also know that some people deliberately do the wrong thing and commit fraud against the Scheme.
We are identifying and targeting people who commit fraud and exploit participants and their funding.
We are working hard to improve our systems and processes to better detect fraud and strengthen integrity in the NDIS as part of the Crack Down on Fraud program.
Our aim is to make it ‘easier to get it right and harder to get it wrong’ for anyone engaging with the NDIS.
With this work underway, there has been growing media attention and public commentary about the NDIS.
We do aim to be open and transparent about fraud and integrity risks, especially around the need to improve our systems.
We regularly share outcomes of fraud investigations to the media and public, however sometimes it isn’t always possible to provide detailed information or data.
This is intentional to protect the integrity and privacy of ongoing investigations or prosecutions in place and not to promote opportunistic fraud behaviour.
We are committed to protecting the safety, privacy and wellbeing of all NDIS participants, which is also why there is some information we can’t share.
We encourage NDIS participants, providers and the public to continue to report any suspected fraud cases to the NDIA to investigate.
Due to greater awareness, we are receiving a record number of tip-offs, leading to increased fraud investigations and prosecutions.
Everyone who engages with the NDIA needs to act with honesty and integrity. We are all responsible for ensuring the integrity of the NDIS.
If you think someone is doing the wrong thing with NDIS funds, please report it.
It will take us some time to deliver everything we want to, by working together we can help make sure the Scheme continues to support people with disability their families and carers.
For any further questions or enquiries please email [email protected].