The VHA supports the proposed State Disability Plan 2021-2025. However, it is important that the State Disability Plan, and its proposed activity, are aligned with the wider reform environment, such as the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System and building on any success from service provision during the pandemic. It is also vital that health services, some of whom are disability providers while others face the impact of shortfalls in disability care, are appropriately engaged during implementation of the relevant processes included in the new State Disability Plan, including the review of the Disability Act 2006 and any attempt to close gaps with the NDIS interface.
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