Joint media release - Speech Pathology Australia and Dietitians Australia have written to the Hon. Bill Shorten, Minister for the NDIS, requesting urgent updates are made to the lists of NDIS supports.

Sent November 2024 - Speech Pathology Australia and Dietitians Australia have written to the Hon. Bill Shorten, Minister for the NDIS, requesting urgent updates are made to the lists of NDIS supports.

NDIS participants are set to find it even harder to access the essential dietetic and nutrition supports they need, with 1 in 4 Australian dietitians who provide NDIS services considering cutting back their service or leaving the sector due to the ongoing pricing freeze.

Dietitians are ready to embrace the actions to come from the review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme and remain committed to ensuring people with disability in Australia have access to the nutrition support they need to achieve their full potential.

Released April 2023 - Submission to the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA).

Released December 2022 - The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) play a critical role in implementing the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). However, problems with the operation of the scheme including inconsistencies in decision-making processes, lead to disruption of critical dietetic services and serious impacts on the health and wellbeing of people with disability.

Our statement on Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) services and nutrition support products for National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants.

Released August 2021 - Dietitians Australia has provided feedback to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Scheme regarding the NDIS Workforce with recommendations concerning dietitians working in the disability sector.

Released November 2020 - People living with disability need improved access to appropriate nutrition supports and Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) services. Our submission outlines some of the key issues and barriers.

Dietitians Australia calls for the government to immediately cease the roll out of the independent assessment program as part of its proposed reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), in a bid to prevent, avoidable nutrition-related deaths of vulnerable Australians.