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Government makes concession on controversial aged care tool with no human oversight
The government has done a partial u-turn on its controversial aged care integrated assessment tool, that critics said no human override capability, and was being reviewed.
In some limited circumstances, people’s complex circumstances don’t necessarily fit neatly into a framework. And in those small number of circumstances, we want the system governor to be able to make the necessary decisions to get the most appropriate outcomes for older people …
We’ve listened and we’ve done the policy work to make sure that we get the best outcomes for older people.
Continue reading...This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Krishani Dhanji.
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