January 2023

Allied health groups say allowing people to see other practitioners in first instance would reduce load on doctors.

January 2023

The allied heath sector, including physiotherapists, podiatrists and dietitians, is pushing to be funded independently of GP clinics under a reformed Medicare, hitting out at doctors’ insistence they be the “gatekeepers” of team-based care and funding.

December 2022

New research from Allied Health Professions Australia (AHPA) points to a worrying drop in allied health provision in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) across the country.

November 2022

The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) was named Association of the Year at the 2022 Association Awards held at the Sydney Masonic Centre earlier this week.

October 2022

Exercise is a mood-booster for me, when I'm physically able to handle it.

But I live with chronic pain, and it feels like many gym classes aren't well-suited to people like me, who can struggle to get through a regular 60-minute class.

So for those of us with chronic pain who want to get moving, what are the options?

October 2022

Another health profession is seeking to push practice boundaries by prescribing and billing patients straight to Medicare.

October 2022

New funding model the Australian National Aged Care Classification has come into play this month.

September 2022

As Health authorities warn the Covid pandemic is not over, a Tasmanian Physiotherapist has spoken of the debilitating effects of the virus and the need for a long Covid clinic.

September 2022

Queen Elizabeth II was patron of 27 organisations in Australia, including hospitals, army groups and youth services.

Some have issued statements in response to Her Majesty's death.

September 2022

The aged care sector has come together at the Jobs and Skills Summit to issue a joint statement of common interests for much-needed reform to support the aged care workforce.