Recommended websites

Australian Government

• Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-2031: Outcomes framework
  Australian Dept of Social Services
  Measure, track and report on outcomes for people with disability.
• National Health Reform Agreement (NHRA)
  Australian Dept of Health and Aged Care
  Signed by all Australian governments, it aims to improve health outcomes for all Australians and ensure our health system is sustainable.
• National roadmap for improving the Health of People with Intellectual Disability;
  Australian Dept of Health and Aged Care
  Outlines how we can create a health system where people with intellectual disability are valued, respected, and have access to high quality, timely and comprehensive healthcare.
• NSQHS Standards user guide for health service organisations providing care for patients with cognitive impairment or at risk of delirium
  Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare
  Review the critical actions in the second edition of the NSQHS Standards that support safe and high quality care for patients with cognitive impairment or at risk of delirium.
• Royal Commission into Violence Abuse Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (2023): Final report
  Recommendations on how to improve laws, policies, structures and practices to ensure a more inclusive and just society that supports the independence of people with disability and their right to live free from violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation.
• Services if you are in hospital
  National Disability Insurance Scheme
  Consider these case studies exploring NDIS supports in hospital.
• The Comprehensive Health Assessment Program (CHAP)
  Australian Dept of Health and Aged Care
  An evidence-based tool for conducting annual health assessments for people with intellectual disability in Australia.
• The National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards
  Australian Commission on safety and quality in healthcare
  The National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards provide a nationally consistent statement of the level of care consumers can expect from health service organisations.
• Who is responsible for the supports you need?
  National Disability Insurance Scheme
  Understand the responsibilities of and supports from the health system.

NSW Government

• Disability inclusion action plan
  NSW Ministry of Health
  NSW Health system’s plan for access to services and employment for people regardless of disability.
• Statewide intellectual disability health service
  NSW Ministry of Health
  Supports and builds the capability of the health system to meet the healthcare needs of people with intellectual disability in NSW.
• Statewide intellectual disability mental health hubs
  NSW Ministry of Health
  Help people with intellectual or developmental disability access appropriate mental health care.

International and Non-government

• Council for intellectual disability
  Advocacy, information, workshops and resources, including easy read health information sheets, with and for people with intellectual disability.
• Developmental Disability
  Therapeutic Guidelines
  Consider the topics in the guidelines collections.
• First People’s Disability Network
  Advocacy, information, workshops and resources, including easy read health information sheets, with and for people with intellectual disability.
• United Nations Convention on the rights of persons with disability
  United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
  The UNCRPD outlines the rights of people with disabilities – see Article 25 for health matters.