Accessibility & Language
 
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New initiative to address physical health lag in ageing LGBTQ+ community

February 2024

A new collaboration between ACON and Gymnastics NSW seeks to bolster physical well-being among older LGBTQ+ 55 and over through tailored programming addressing longstanding access barriers.

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Vanessa Wagner and ACON launch fitness class for older folk

December 2023

Drag queen Vanessa Wagner and ACON, NSW’s leading LGBTQ health organisation, have launched an accessible online fitness class for older LGBTQ+ people.

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Celebrating the aged care ‘superheroes’

August 2023

For the fifth year, Australia’s aged care sector celebrated its workforce on Aged Care Employee Day held on 7 August ever year.

A physiotherapist treating an ageing male

NSW falling behind with no falls prevention strategy as hospitalisation and death toll increases says new report

Falls resulting in hospitalisation in people over 65 in NSW have increased 60 per cent in a decade, a white paper released yesterday by the NSW Clinical Excellence Commission revealed. 

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Essential funding for healthcare paves way for improved patient care

The Federal Government has committed to quality health care reform with the release of the 2023-24 Federal Budget last night, through measures that enable multidisciplinary care, invest in more Urgent Care Clinics and provide a much-needed boost to Medicare.
  • 16 Apr, 2026

Federal Pre-Budget Submission 2023-2024 | Physiotherapy: high-value care for all.

Submission by the Australian Physiotherapy Association

January 2023

  • 16 Apr, 2026

Supplementary advice: Draft National Dementia Action Plan

Submission by the Australian Physiotherapy Association

January 2023

  • 16 Apr, 2026

National Dementia Action Plan

Submission by the Australian Physiotherapy Association

December 2022

  • 16 Apr, 2026

A New Program for In-Home Aged Care Discussion Paper

Submission by the Australian Physiotherapy Association

November 2022

  • 16 Apr, 2026

Aged Care Quality Standards Survey Response

Submission by the Australian Physiotherapy Association

November 2022