The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) is calling on the Australian Government to ensure physiotherapists play a key role in the new National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) functional capacity assessment process, warning that standardised tools alone risk overlooking significant physical limitations.

The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) is calling for physiotherapy to be recognised within GLP-1 treatment pathways so people with identified clinical and functional needs can access support to maintain strength, mobility, physical function and independence.

Australia’s healthcare system has an opportunity to improve access to orthopaedic care by better using the existing capability of physiotherapists to assess, manage and guide patients through musculoskeletal care pathways.

The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) welcomes the Senate’s commitment to ending automated decision-making in aged care and calls on the Federal Government to immediately consult with expert clinicians, such as physiotherapists, to repair its broken assessment and package allocation system.

The Australian Physiotherapy Association shares the deep concern expressed by people with disability, families, carers and organisations across the sector following passage of NDIS Amendment Bill.

New research from the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) has found that chronic work-related pain and discomfort remain widespread among Australia’s tradies, resulting in more than half of those surveyed lacking confidence in their ability to continue working in their trade until retirement age. As Tradies National Health Month begins, the APA is urging tradies in discomfort to seek early treatment from their local physiotherapist, and Federal and State governments to pursue greater investment in preventative health care to ensure the well-being of this critical workforce.