Preferred provider schemes (PPS), often synonymous with increased patient referrals and streamlined administrative processes, have become a cornerstone of modern healthcare delivery. 

Unpaid work, though occasionally contentious, can offer advantages to both employers and the individuals involved. 

Student placements, work trials and internships, for example, can grant employers a chance to train individuals new to an industry and to assess a person’s job skills while providing them with invaluable work experience and training. 

In October this year I presented at IGNITE 2023 in Brisbane, on the pre-conference business day. 

My topic was ‘Can Linda Evangelista teach physiotherapists anything?’ 

It echoed her famous statement that she wouldn’t get out of bed for less than $10,000 and implied that, as physiotherapists, we could learn something about valuing what we do.

Appearing in court can be daunting. Your duty in a court appearance is to provide honest, factual evidence of a matter from the point of view of your profession. 

Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) is a complex social phenomenon defined by the relationships and interactions that occur between health practitioners from various professional backgrounds (World Health Organization 2010). 

It is common knowledge that the Fair Work Act 2009 and the National Employment Standards are the building blocks of Australia’s industrial relations system, forming the core framework for regulating employment relationships and rights and obligations for both employers and employees. 

In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, Libby Soderholm APAM MACP made a decision that would alter the course of her professional life. 

Libby sold both of her multidisciplinary physiotherapy practices in Western Australia— Grange Physiotherapy in Rockingham, Perth and Mandurah Physiotherapy in Mandurah—and took the leap into holding non-executive directorships on boards and committees.

If you were to fall victim to a phishing email, would you know what to do? 

If your client data was held at ransom, do you have someone to turn to? 

Unfortunately, cyber incidents are continuing to increase each year but cyber insurance could help in the event that you’re a target.

Around 20 per cent of small businesses fail within one year and just 30 per cent remain operational after 10 years. 

On 22 June 2023, the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Protecting Worker Entitlements) Bill 2023 passed Parliament. 

The Bill introduced changes to the employment relations framework that improve entitlements for workers and provide greater clarity in certain areas.