srAR TH ANSPORT PO Box 1093 CIEVELAND QLD 4163 Phone: 38216699 Fax: 3821 6711 EmoJl: [email protected].au 23 July 2012 A.BN 26 729 619 090 The Chair Health and Community Services Committee Parliament House Brisbane Qld 4000 Dear Sir, RE: Palliative Care Services and Home Services Enquiry \I. i. ?:> RECEIVED 24 JUL 2012 HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITIEE Special Transport Assistance Redlands Association Inc (STAR Community Transport) is a not for profit, charity, based in the Redlands with its offices at Cleveland. Most of its activities concern transporting frail and disabled clients ( both under 65 years and 65 years and over). Most transport Is funded through the Queensland Government Community Care program for under 65's, (around 15% oftotal funding) and Commonwealth Government HACC( Home and Community Care) program for 65 years and over.(around 85% of total funding). Like many Community Transport services, STAR Community Transport has difficulty defining eligibility of clients under the above two programs, and the Queensland Health Non Urgent, Non Ambulance program ( NUNA), which is based on transporting clients with chronic medical conditions including palliative. STAR Community Transport also has difficulty in providing services to clients/applicants who receive funding for dlsdbility services under the National Disability Agreement. The introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme will further create confusion in services offered, and funding obtained. STAR Community Transport recommends that the enquiry examine the current eligibility of clients /applicants under Queensland Community Care, Queensland Health NUNA and Queensland Disability programs, and funding, and provide clear definition for all concerned. (STAR Community Tra!".sport 15 not aware of whether the enquir( will look at the t.,mding provided by Commonwealth HACC program, for 65 years and over), STAR Community Transport will explain this in detail in the following pages, and welcomes the opportunity for further research by your Committee into solving the many barriers that present with ill/frail/disabled clients, In their finding suitable transport to medical destinations that help their conditions. STAR Community Transport finds it difficult in adhering to funding programs, and def initions, and doing its best to provide transport services to in the main elderly, frail, disabled, chronically ill clients and applicants, who do not understand the very difficult eligibility requirements, of the different programs. I / , '- .... Peter Mann Operations Manager ipecial Transport Assistance RedlantJ.s - Association. [ne • __ .. _MR __ -, .. _-_. __ ....
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srAR COMMUNIT~~ - parliament.qld.gov.au · NUNA funding, they appear to be unaware of this scheme, and eventually the client, in some cases comes back to STAR, looking for transport
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srAR COMMUNIT~~ THANSPORT PO Box 1093 CIEVELAND QLD 4163