NSW Health has issued advice that day program group activities can resume in areas no longer under stay-at-home orders.

A list of the rules that apply across NSW can be found on the NSW Government website.

Further advice regarding day program group activities in areas that remain under stay-at-home orders will be provided before 1 October 2021.

Advice for disability residential services and in-home support services in areas that are no longer under stay-at-home orders has also been updated.

Providers are reminded to continue to check the NSW Health website regularly as information can change quickly.

New resources

A range of resources from the NDIS Participant Contingent Care Panel made up of Life Without Barriers, Aruma, Achieve, and Northcott is now available on the Life Without Barriers website:

• general resources for the management of COVID-19
• organisational support
• participant support
• workforce support.

Useful links

• NSW Health COVID-19 Disability Service Providers webpage
• For Providers - COVID-19 | NDIS website
• Australian Government Department of Health - Disability provider Alerts
• Australian Government Department of Health - Providing disability support services during COVID-19
• Australian Government Department of Health - COVID-19 vaccine information for disability service providers
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) resources for health professionals, including aged care providers, pathology providers and health care managers
• NDS COVID-19 hub for information and resources including PPE