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Aged care and COVID-19: a special report

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The Royal Commission released Aged Care and COVID-19: a special report on 1 October 2020.

Aged Care Royal Commissioners, the Honourable Tony Pagone QC and Lynelle Briggs AO, handed a special report on the COVID-19 pandemic in aged care to the Governor-General, His Excellency, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) on 1 October 2020.

The report is the result of a hearing of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety into the impact of COVID-19 on aged care, which was held in Sydney from 10 to 13 August 2020. The report is available to read above.

 

 

 

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Report identifies immediate areas for action

Aged Care Royal Commissioners, the Honourable Tony Pagone QC and Lynelle Briggs AO, have handed a special report on the COVID-19 pandemic in aged care to the Governor-General, His Excellency, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd).