The APA was joined there by representatives of all 31 Primary Health Networks, Consumers Health Forum of Australia members, GPs, influencers, providers, allied health representatives and other industry leaders.

The main objective for the Leaders Summit was to affirm key priorities from the 10-year Primary Health Care Plan and develop a plan for action as part of an incoming health minister’s brief.

Joelene Gathercole APAM, APA Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist

Mother of two, Traralgon, Victoria

In hindsight, setting up her private practice nine years ago allowed Joelene Gathercole to lay the foundations and create a flexible career to start a family.

Why are we feeling this way? 

Working through a pandemic, practitioners have become all too familiar with staff shortages due to COVID-19 sickness and isolation periods for staff and their families.

What are a physiotherapist’s professional obligations?

The health, safety and care of the patient is the primary concern for health professionals in clinical practice.

The expression ‘last chance saloon’ is used when a situation is considered to be the last opportunity for success, beyond which hope for good fortune will greatly diminish.

The next term of government is a last chance saloon for comprehensive health reform.

A performance appraisal, or performance review, is a process an employer can use to assess an employee’s performance so that personal and organisational goals can be achieved.

It is also a great opportunity to recognise an employee’s performance and reward success or, alternatively, develop plans to address underperformance.

Business owners and leaders have recently faced one of the toughest challenges in any leadership journey—the ‘once in a lifetime’ COVID-19 pandemic.

The message from the Select Committee on Regional Australia’s Inquiry into Regional Australia is clear.

Workforce distribution and access to health services in rural Australia are different from and strained compared to those in more populous areas (Battye et al 2019).

The message from the Select Committee on Regional Australia’s Inquiry into Regional Australia is clear.

Workforce distribution and access to health services in rural Australia are different from and strained compared to those in more populous areas (Battye et al 2019).

Tell me a little about yourself as a physiotherapist.