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With the Royal Commissions into Aged Care and Disability revealing instances of abuse and neglect, it is essential that organisations have comprehensive policies surrounding preventing and responding to abuse.

Here are some key updates on the NDIS Worker Screening arrangements.

To supplement the Aged Care Quality Standards, a number of aged care peak bodies have released detailed guidelines, standards or tools to help providers better service the needs of specific consumer groups.

Clearer requirements are now in force for use of restraint by aged care providers.

Certain entities are now required to have a fully compliant whistleblower protection policy in place by 1 January 2020.

All Commonwealth subsidised residential aged care services are now required to submit data in accordance with the National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator Program.

It is important that no matter the working environment, your organisation is prepared for when violent or aggressive incidents occur.

In light of the new National Principles for Child Safe Organisations, it's an important time for your organisations to become 'child safe'.