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ABOUT The National Disability Insurance Scheme

The NDIS provides funding to eligible people with disability to gain more time with family and friends, greater independence, access to new skills, jobs, or volunteering in their community, and an improved quality of life. 
 

The NDIS also connects anyone with disability to services in their community.

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This includes connections to doctors, community groups, sporting clubs, support groups, libraries and schools, as well as providing information about what support is provided by each state and territory government.
 

The NDIS now supports over 500,000 Australians with disability to access the services and supports they need.
 

This includes supporting approximately 80,000 children with developmental delay, ensuring they receive supports early so that they achieve the best outcomes throughout their lives.

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For more information you can view the Participant Service Charter.
 

Find more resources about applying to the NDIS in accessible formats on the booklets and factsheets page.

AHCaN and NDIS

In 2024 AHCaN commenced the process to become a Registered NDIS Provider.

AHCaN's company director (Nurse Practitioner Candidate Kristin Myall) currently provides health and nursing care to NDIS participants in an AGPAL Accredited Medical Centre under Medicare funded services (Bulk-billed). 

Once AHCaN becomes a Registered NDIS Provider they will be recognised as a reputable service provider who maintains the highest standards of care under the NDIS and will be able to maintain consistency and continuity of care.

AHCaN is governed by Nursing standards, values and ethics to ensure their goals alingn with current  evidence based practice, national safety and quality of care, holistic person centered care and protecting Australia's most vulnerable people.

In 2025 AHCaN is aiming to increase their NDIS profile and reputation amoungst participants by offering a comprehensive model of care to maintain consistency, continiuty and provider-participant relationships and to prevent fractionated care and/or overservicing of participants funding.

AHCaN and NDIS Services

AHCaN has spent the last 12 months building its company profile and infrastructure to ensure it complies with the National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Healthcare Standards and meets criteria to become a registered NDIS provider.

 

AHCaN plans to offer in clinic and community nursing and support services to its participants located in the northern and surrounding suburbs of Adelaide (Salisbury) and gradually expand nursing and community support worker access to meet the growing demand of participants.

 

AHCaN’s 10 year plan is to establish high quality cost effective services with consistent high participant satisfaction in South Australia and expand Nationally on a state by state rollout. 

 

AHCaN Participant Services inclide:

In Clinic Services

  • Comprehensive Health Assessments and Chronic Disease/Disability Care Planning.

  • Investigations and Diagnostics (blood/urine/STI test, pregnancy test, ECG, spiromety, etc),

  • National cancer screening (cervical, breast and bowel).

  • Prescriptions for regular medicines, assessing devices and techniques, monitoring drug interactions and side effects and arranging pharmacy reviews (Webster packs).

  • Contraception and family planning.

  • Immunisations and other injections.

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Nursing Services

  • Perform clinical duties within required level of clinical competency, according to best available evidence.

  • Explain procedures to patient/participants, providing them with support and reassurance.

  • NDIS High Intensity Support: Complex Bowel Care – includes Ostomy and Stoma Care & Enema and Suppository Care, Complex Wound Care Support, Dysphagia Support, Enteral Feeding Support, Epilepsy & Seizure Support, Subcutaneous Injections & Diabetes Management, Tracheostomy Support, Urinary Catheter Support (In-dwelling Urinary Catheter, In-out Catheter & Suprapubic Catheter) and Ventilator Support

  • Duties may also include triage, first aid, CPR, administering medications, immunisations and other injections, and collection of pathology samples. 

  • Delegation of tasks and direct or indirect supervision to Division 2 Nurse/s.

Support Services

  • Perform non clinical duties within required level of competency, according to best available evidence. Explain support services to patient/participants, providing them with support and reassurance.

  • ADLs: assisting with mobilisation, personal and oral, hygiene, meal time planning, toileting

  • Social interactions: transportation, shopping, excursions, medical and other appointments

  • Communication and communication devices: assistive technologies, communication boards, vision and hearing aids, translating interpreting services, etc

  • Duties may also include triage, first aid, CPR, assisting participant to self administer medications and indwelling devices.

Patient/participant Access to Services

  • Assist participant with access to technology, health and other services.

  • Ensure participants have access to information that meets their visual, auditory, textile, cultural and literacy needs.

  • Monitor participants support plans to ensure they continue to meet the participant needs and report any changes in participant functions and/or support needs immediately for review and amendment as indicated.

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