Jenny McAllister (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme) Share this | Hansard source

In the first part of Senator Blyth's question, she speaks about assessments and she raises the case of a person who is seeking an assessment. Again, I thank her for raising that matter. I acknowledge the challenges that people are facing. It is why, as I indicated in my answer to Senator Blyth's primary question, we are pursuing the reforms that we are pursuing, because older Australians do need to get the care that they need.

As part of that, we are reforming the way that assessment takes place. In the past, there were many pathways into assessment because we do need people to have an opportunity to be assessed so that we can understand the care that they require.

The Royal Commission told us that we need a single assessment process, and that is exactly what we are delivering. We are rolling out a new aged-care assessment system. It will be quicker and will reduce wait times and improve the experience— (Time expired)