The Australian Government supports residential and in-home aged care providers to protect older people during COVID-19 outbreaks.
A 2023 summer supply of bulk personal protective equipment (PPE) packs will be deployed to all residential aged care homes from the National Medical Stockpile (NMS).
Deployment to begin early September
PPE pack deliveries are scheduled to commence in early September 2023, starting with rural and remote aged care homes. Deployment will be completed by December 2023. This will be the last seasonal PPE bulk deployment from the NMS to aged care homes.
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