Newsletter: 8 February 2023

Are you a carrot-and-stick style leader, encouraging staff and organisational performance through rewards and punishment? Or do you adopt a leadership method that nurtures staff, and aims to inspire and motivate?

As Australia experiences its fourth year with COVID-19, aged care remains susceptible to outbreaks, and as a result, the need for ongoing COVID-19 prevention and management has never been greater.

Every interaction with a client, no matter how small, will provide you with valuable data and an opportunity to get to know your audience better. 

The use of “big data” or sharing data between aged care providers, clinicians, other health services and the Government is providing a comprehensive picture of the touchpoints older people have with aged and health services and is now becoming part of the conversation to reform the sector. It may be the answer to more targeted and cost effective supports.