Author: Elsa Kennett

HSR system Review - Public forums

By mpconsulting

mpconsulting is undertaking the Five Year Review of the Health Star Rating system. We are holding public forums from February to April 2018 to help inform the Review. The purpose of the forums is to seek the views of stakeholders in relation to key issues with respect to the HSR system and start to explore these issues in detail. mpconsulting has prepared a HSR system Five Year Review - Navigation Paper to support these forums. Forums will be held in Adelaide, Sydney,. Read more...

Volunteer Management Activity Review - Survey now open

By mpconsulting

mpconsulting has been engaged by the Department of Social Services (the Department) to undertake a Review of the Volunteer Management Activity (VMA), formerly known as the Volunteer Management Program. Through the VMA, the Department funds volunteer support services to deliver support to both volunteers and the organisations they work with across Australia. For us to gain an understanding of how appropriate and effective the activity is, we want to hear from volunteers, volunteer involving organisations and from organisations providing volunteer. Read more...

Seeking your input - Volunteer Management Program Review

By mpconsulting

mpconsulting has been engaged by the Department of Social Services (the Department) to undertake a review of the Volunteer Management Program (VMP). Through the VMP, the Department funds over 50 organisations (volunteer support services) to deliver volunteer support across Australia. The services recruit, encourage, support and train volunteers and volunteer involving organisations, and increase participation in volunteering. For us to gain an understanding of how appropriate and effective the program is, we want to hear from volunteers and the organisations. Read more...

Quality Agency Better Practice 2017

By Andrea Matthews

This week I had the pleasure of facilitating a workshop on the new aged care quality standards in Brisbane, as part of the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency’s Better Practice 2017 Rethinking Aged Care program. I’ve also facilitated this workshop in Darwin, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney over the past few months. In each location, I’ve been impressed by the quality of the dialogue generated amongst aged care providers and it has given me plenty of ideas and inspiration to continue. Read more...