Action Area 5.5: Continue to build and encourage partnerships between the federal Government, state Governments, LGBTI communities and the aged care sector, including Home and Community Care (HACC) and related agencies As detailed in Action Areas 3.7, 5.3 and 5.4, the Government has taken a number of steps to encourage partnerships between LGBTI communities, the Government and the aged care sector. Additionally, all state and territory HACC programs have been or are now scheduled to be incorporated into the CHSP. Two members of the LGBTI Working Group are also represented on the CHSP Advisory Group. Action Area 5.6: Develop a communication plan to promote awareness of the LGBTI Ageing and Aged Care Strategy through existing communication channels among all stakeholders, including the National Aged Care Alliance, other ageing and aged care peak organisations, and other Commonwealth agencies and levels of government A communications plan for the LGBTI Strategy was not developed until June 2016 (only 12 months prior to the conclusion of the Strategy). As a result, the department has not been able to fully implement the communications plan. Communications achievements over the life of the Strategy are detailed below. When the LGBTI Strategy was initially launched in December 2012, it was promoted via: Ministerial media release Notification of around 13,000 aged care services and stakeholders through the BIDS communications system Publication on the department’s website Electronic distribution to Commonwealth MPs Distribution of hard copies to key stakeholders, secretaries of Government departments and all senior officers within the department’s aged care stream. Since November 2016, the BIDS communication system has been used several times to communicate with aged care services and stakeholders to promote awareness of the LGBTI Strategy and related initiatives. These communications include: A message reminding stakeholders of the Strategy and promoting the LGBTI sensitivity training. This message prompted over 329 inquiries to the department either about the strategy, the training or both (November 2016) Promotion of the four LGBTI-specific CVS providers (February 2017) Promotion of the LGBTI Resource Library (April 2017) Promotion of the review of the Strategy. The review was also promoted via Ministerial media release, the department’s Twitter feed and through the LGBTI Working Group members’ organisations and networks (March 2017).
Action Area 5.5: Continue to build and encourage partnerships between the federal Government, state Governments, LGBTI communities and the aged care sector, including Home and Community Care (HACC) and related agencies As detailed in Action Areas 3.7, 5.3 and 5.4, the Government has taken a number of steps to encourage partnerships between LGBTI communities, the Government and the aged care sector. Additionally, all state and territory HACC programs have been or are now scheduled to be incorporated into the CHSP. Two members of the LGBTI Working Group are also represented on the CHSP Advisory Group. Action Area 5.6: Develop a communication plan to promote awareness of the LGBTI Ageing and Aged Care Strategy through existing communication channels among all stakeholders, including the National Aged Care Alliance, other ageing and aged care peak organisations, and other Commonwealth agencies and levels of government A communications plan for the LGBTI Strategy was not developed until June 2016 (only 12 months prior to the conclusion of the Strategy). As a result, the department has not been able to fully implement the communications plan. Communications achievements over the life of the Strategy are detailed below. When the LGBTI Strategy was initially launched in December 2012, it was promoted via: Ministerial media release Notification of around 13,000 aged care services and stakeholders through the BIDS communications system Publication on the department’s website Electronic distribution to Commonwealth MPs Distribution of hard copies to key stakeholders, secretaries of Government departments and all senior officers within the department’s aged care stream. Since November 2016, the BIDS communication system has been used several times to communicate with aged care services and stakeholders to promote awareness of the LGBTI Strategy and related initiatives. These communications include: A message reminding stakeholders of the Strategy and promoting the LGBTI sensitivity training. This message prompted over 329 inquiries to the department either about the strategy, the training or both (November 2016) Promotion of the four LGBTI-specific CVS providers (February 2017) Promotion of the LGBTI Resource Library (April 2017) Promotion of the review of the Strategy. The review was also promoted via Ministerial media release, the department’s Twitter feed and through the LGBTI Working Group members’ organisations and networks (March 2017).