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Ministers fail to answer questions about carers working between facilitiesThe federal government does not know how many workers in the aged care sector are moving between multiple Victorian facilities, more than a month after announcing its "one worker, one site" policy.Senator Colbeck said: "Unfortunately we don't hold the data with relation to that. That's held by the providers themselves ...
Asked if there was any enforcement mechanism by which the federal government would ensure that aged care providers enforced a rule of "one worker, one site", Mr Hunt said the approach taken was designed to prevent centres from those their entire workforces. "This has inundated a service system that has never before had so many people in desperate need of help at the same time," the organisation says.Acting Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly says there has been around a 50 per cent drop in national case numbers over the past week, with "very positive signs out of Victoria today".
Continuing the COVID supplement for facilities for an additional six months at a cost of $245 million. "It assists them ... with the ability to develop their workforce, to provide for PPE needs and for other elements relating to the fight against COVID-19," Mr Hunt explained.
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