Linda Hunt
General Manager Safeguarding & Assurance
Sunnyfield Disability Services
Linda Hunt is the General Manager of Safeguarding & Assurance at Sunnyfield Disability Services, where she leads best practice in safeguarding, assurance, practice and governance. Linda has extensive experience across health, disability, aged care, and child and family services, initially working in public health and health promotion before holding senior roles at Uniting NSW/ACT, SWS Local Health District, and the NSW Ombudsman. She holds qualifications in public health, business administration, government investigations, and risk management, and is known for her strategic leadership in creating safe, accountable service environments.
Sessions
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Panel: Safeguarding that participants can feel, not just audit
Are increasing regulatory requirements actually improving participant safety and outcomes, or creating administrative burden that distances providers from delivering meaningful, person-centred care?
Learn how to design compliance and safeguarding systems that are experienced by participants as safe, responsive, and trustworthy, while remaining efficient and operationally sustainable
Donna Lockyer Clark, Chief Safeguarding & Quality Governance Officer, Life Without Barriers
Linda Hunt, General Manager Safeguarding & Assurance, Sunnyfield Disability Services
Dr Jeffrey Chan, Chief Strategy and Quality Officer & Adjunct Professor, Former Deputy Commissioner, Practice Quality and Clinical Advisory, ABC Behaviour Support & University of Queensland’s School of Education