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Riverland s Trent Ferrier, left quadriplegic after surf accident, learns to walk again WedWednesday 17 updated WedWednesday 17 Kathy and Trent Ferrier find laughter one of the best medicines. ( Share Print text only Cancel Trent Ferrier loved an active outdoor lifestyle, surfing waves on his boogie board or paddling in a kayak along the River Murray closer to home. Now he s sold those reminders of the life he used to enjoy after a freak accident in the surf at Port Elliot left him with spinal injuries. His energy is now channelled into something he once took for granted walking. As an incomplete quadriplegic, which means his spinal cord was crushed but not severed, he has no feeling from his chest down and during his rehabilitation was warned that walking would not be possible. ....
Date Time Consumer leadership for better health There is no better time than now for the Federal Government to support the development of consumer leadership in the health system, the Consumers Health Forum said today. In its submission for the 2021-22 Federal Budget, CHF has urged Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, to support the establishment of an independently-governed health consumer leadership academy. “Consumer leadership in health is more important than ever in the COVID era when every Australian is both at risk and can play a part in countering the pandemic,” the CEO of CHF, Leanne Wells, said today. “There is a growing acceptance that people-centred care leads to improved outcomes and a more efficient health system. ....
Carers Australia Carers Australia is urging the Federal Government to provide greater support to carers after new figuresreleased by the Productivity Commission show decreasing levels of satisfaction amongst primary carers. The annual Report on Government Services (the Report) highlights that Australia’s 861,600 primary carers across Australia are vital in enabling older people to remain in their homes, and support people with disability to remain in the community. The Report states the main aims of community services are to provide support to sustain and nurture the functioning of individuals, families and groups. Carers Australia CEO Liz Callaghan said, “What is required for carers is more flexible and properly funded opportunities to not only take a break from caring through formal respite, but to also be supported to live their own lives to the full, and participate in family, social and community life.” ....
Photo: Getty Images Identification of autism, followed by appropriate intervention, has the potential to improve outcomes for autistic individuals – but Flinders University experts say that presently not enough qualified people can diagnose. Professor Robyn Young, a specialist autism researcher at Flinders University, says insufficient time and money lay at the root of the problem. “I doubt that thorough testing is seen as financially viable. To undertake a thorough assessment, you really need at least 3 hours – and for adults who may have trauma or comorbidities, it is even harder,” says Professor Young. “NDIS is putting restrictions on from whom they will accept diagnoses, and in some incidences, even though psychologists have undertaken approved diagnostic training through Autism SA, they are asking for the diagnosis to be endorsed by a clinical psychologist – of whom there are shortages with expertise in this field. ....