Welcome to the Aged Care & NDIS Update! In this episode, Scott Lynch dives into the latest in Aged Care and NDIS, including:

• Wage increases for aged care workers.
• Extra funding for CHSP meal providers.
• Ongoing efforts to combat NDIS fraud.
• Updates to the NDIS Board and Advisory Council.

Stay up to date with the key news and insights impacting the sector. For more details, check out our LinkedIn newsletter and learn how our manual handling training courses can support your organisation.

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In this episode of the Community Therapy Podcast, Scott Lynch discusses recent developments in the NDIS and Aged Care sectors, focusing on NDIS pricing reforms led by IHACPA and the ACCC's warnings regarding misleading advertising practices. The episode aims to provide listeners with concise updates on industry news and highlights the importance of pricing parity and ethical advertising in supporting participants effectively.

Takeaways

• NDIS pricing is currently managed by the NDIA.
• IHACPA is tasked with exploring future NDIS pricing reforms.
• Pricing harmonization is crucial for workforce stability.
• Misleading advertising can harm NDIS participants.
• ACCC is actively investigating problematic advertising practices.
• Community Therapy offers valuable online training courses - learn more here

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Welcome to the first LIVE in-person episode of the Community Therapy Podcast! In this episode we have somewhat of a role-reversal. Scott Lynch (Founder and Managing Director) is interviewed by Harry Keating, who works in the communications and marketing team at Community Therapy.

Together they discuss Scott’s career as a Physiotherapist and explore how Community Therapy came to be. Scott shares some of his key learnings as the business evolved, and how those learnings apply to our personal lives.

We hope you find this chat valuable and entertaining!

Timestamps
(0:00) Intro
(1:16) University Days and Getting Into Physiotherapy
(6:03) Scott's Early Career as a Physio and Working With Older Adults
(9:20) The Inspiration for Starting Community Therapy
(16:40) Evolving and Building a Multidisciplinary Team
(19:52) Scott’s Most Valuable Lessons. Personal Development, Meditation and Wellbeing
(26:37) Stress Management in Healthcare
(32:07) Narrative Based Medicine and Motivational Interviewing
(36:52) The Future of Community Therapy and Healthcare

Links
Community Therapy Website
Community Therapy Facebook
Community Therapy Instagram
Community Therapy LinkedIn
Community Therapy YouTube
Scott's LinkedIn
Harry's LinkedIn

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