Annie in wonderland

Disclaimer – That these are my own lived experiences and understanding from the research that  I do around the NDIS and health-related topics please be aware that it is informational only and not to be used as a substitute for professional advice or working with a Planner, Disability Advocacy service or talking to your Medical and Allied Health team.   So I am taking the time to do a deeper dive into what is duty of care and in doing this we need to look at what the words are before we even look at where the phrase is applied and how it works in a practical sense, and I will be focusing on a disability perspective. Duty as defined by [i] the Merriam- Webster dictionary is defined as : :   obligatory  tasks, conduct, service, or functions that arise from one's position (as in life or in a group)   CHARGE ,  SUPERVISION left the house in his  care especially   :  responsibility for or attention to health, well-being, and safety u...

So what is the NDIS? The NDIS is the National disability insurance scheme, it is a program that is designed to help people with a disability to live an “ordinary life,” so to get them out of unsuitable situations such as hospitals, aged care facilities, or away from aging parents into disability housing and housing that is appropriate to their needs. However this is a sticking point as there are gaps in the services that are major and this can become an issue due to the wording what is the difference between a medical issue and a disability as so often the two cross over and make life complex for the person involved, but for the NDIS the disability is lifelong stable and diagnosed, and able to be managed. However so this begs a question of what is a medical issue as some medical issues can cause disability, so this is where things start to get tricky, in that a medical issue can be something that can be treated or cured, however, I know quite recently that we are seeing some lo...