AT Practitioner news

Dear SWEP Practitioners

We have recently become aware of the below advice on the NDIA website that may be useful and below is a summary of this.

We have recently identified advice about options for practitioners and participants in relation to both the process for and enquiries about assistive technology and home modifications for NDIS participants. 

AT assessor, (practitioner) reports and quotes should be emailed direct to the relevant regional AT email inbox for Level 1 & 2 AT requests. Regional AT email inboxes addresses can be found here. Please note that SWEP can still manage Level 1 & 2 AT requests for NDIS participants, but this is entirely up to each participant.

SWEP would like to advise we will be having scheduled outage tonight, Thursday 28^th February between 8:00 pm - 10:30pm.  

If you are logged into the database, you will be logged out. Please ensure you log out prior to 8pm and save anything that you were working on.

If you have any queries you can email swepimt@bhs.org.au

SWEP would like to advise we will be having scheduled outage tonight, Tuesday 19^th February between 8:00 pm - 10:30pm.  

If you are logged into the database, you will be logged out. Please ensure you log out prior to 8pm and save anything that you were working on. 

The State-wide Equipment Program has been administering the Lymphoedema Compression Garment Program since its transition from Mercy Health in 2017.

The program covers 40% to 60% towards the cost of compression garments for eligible consumers diagnosed with Lymphoedema.

In the past SWEP have been able to administer the program with no waitlist, but unfortunately due to the high volume of applications SWEP is receiving, as of January 2019 this will no longer be possible.

An exciting opportunity is available for an Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist to work at Chemtronics Direct as part of the SWEP and Chemtronics partnership.

The role is 12 month, part time (30 hours per week) contract based in Thomastown.

SWEP would like to advise we will be having a scheduled outage tonight Friday 11^th January 2019. This is to allow for further enhancements and migration of data.

The outage will occur tonight, Friday 11^th January 8pm - 10pm. 

Dear Prescribers

On the 9^th November we wrote to you about what SWEP was doing to address the backlog of processing the NDIS applications and raising purchase orders for those applications that we had received approval from the Agency to order. Since this time the SWEP team has worked tirelessly to ensure that we could meet our promise to you, have the backlog addressed before the Christmas break and ensure that SWEP was not contributing in any way to delays to consumers receiving their equipment.

We have been working very hard on improving our application process for all stakeholders, especially our Consumers and Prescribers.

Both SWEP and the Department of Health and Human Services recognise that the SWEP Prescriber Registration and Credentialing Framework ensures that Prescribing therapists have the skill and expertise required to complete the "Confirmation of Disability" section of the Eligibility form.

Dear Prescribers

SWEP is acutely aware of the frustrations and delays you are currently experiencing particularly related to prescribing for NDIS clients. You have been providing us with your constructive feedback and we are incredibly grateful for this.  We apologise for the delays and backlog that has been created as we attempt to process the 2300 outstanding applications, as well as the 800 outstanding orders that we have received approval from the NDIA to order. We also acknowledge the implications this has for participants and their families.

SWEP would again like to thank you for your patience as we transition to the new database. We would like to advise we will be having a scheduled outage. This is to allow for further enhancements and migration of data.

This outage will occur Thursday 27^th of September, Between 8pm and 10pm, due to the AFL Grand Final public holiday.

The SWEP Clinical Advisory Panels consist of Clinical Advisors and Subject Matter Experts who are recognised leaders in their clinical field and a critical component of the clinical governance for SWEP.