Asid Research To Practice

When the NDIS was originally envisaged in its early kind of pilots and design phases, the idea was that it would operate in much the same way across Australia. A central feature of the design was that it would be nationally consistent. Has this been the experience of NDIS participants and providers in rural and remote areas of Australia? How has COVID-19 changed access to services in these areas? In this episode, we hear from Dr Stuart Wark, from the School of Rural Medicine at the University of New England. He talks about the key issues that NDIS participants in rural and remote areas are facing and how the uptake in the use of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic could improve access to services for NDIS participants. You can learn more about Dr Wark's work in his article in the Rural and Remote edition of IDA magazine. ASID members can watch Dr Wark's webinar with Laura Hogan on Issues for rural and remote Australia. We also hear about Associate Professor Angela Dew's research projects including: a