Allied health
Alternative labels
Podiatry
Speech pathology
Allied healthcare
Audiology
Description
Allied health therapies includes evidence-based services provided by university qualified practitioners with specialised expertise in preventing, diagnosing and treating a range of conditions and illnesses and are not part of the medical, dental or nursing professions.
Discussion paper
Review of complexity in the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme
This consultation paper presents evidence collected to date for an independent review of the inherent complexity of health practitioner regulation. The paper identifies the themes that have emerged, the associated issues and challenges, and the potential reform directions.
Report
2023 Aged care provider workforce survey: summary report
This paper provides the key findings from the 2023 aged care provider workforce survey which provides information on the size, composition and characteristics of the aged care workforce in residential aged care and in-home care settings. At March 2023, there were an estimated 43,000 vacancies in directly employed nursing, personal care and clinical care manager...
Briefing paper
Restorative and wellbeing care in Australian residential aged care facilities
This paper discusses the allied health governance, data collection, and funding barriers to accessing or providing high-quality restorative and wellbeing care in Australian residential aged care (RAC). The most significant of these barriers is that provision of restorative and wellbeing services in RAC facilities is not guaranteed by minimum standards outlined in the Quality-of-Care Principles.
Guide
Intellectual disability health capability framework
People with intellectual disability have poorer health outcomes compared to people without intellectual disability. This framework aims to equip future health professionals with the required core capabilities to provide quality health care to people with intellectual disability.
Report
Australia and New Zealand Summit on the Value of Allied Health Care - summary report
This publication provides insights into the discussions and presentations at the Australia and New Zealand Summit on the Value of Allied Health held online in August 2022.