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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.
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.
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.
The APA welcomes the Opposition’s commitment to Aged Care health system reform and a strong, properly funded public health system, with Medicare as its backbone.
In the 2022-23 Federal Budget, the Morrison Government failed to set the fair foundations we need for health equity and access. In contrast, in his budget reply speech, Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese, outlined a strong health plan including his intent to put “security, dignity, quality and humanity” back into aged care pledging to spend $2.5 billion to fix an aged care system in crisis.
The Federal Government hasn’t provided a clear commitment to improving critical allied healthcare services, such as physiotherapy for older Australians in residential aged care.
The 2022-23 Federal Budget maintains a cloud of confusion hanging over the aged care sector about the provision of care by highly qualified health professionals such as physiotherapists who prevent, diagnose and manage a range of conditions and illnesses.
The APA is disappointed that the Budget does not provide investment in public funded physiotherapy which will advance health, improve patient care, and increase value.
“The APA’s pre-Budget submission provided the Morrison Government with evidence-based initiatives that would improve patient outcomes, reduce costs and enhance health care. We are disappointed the Government chose to ignore our submission,” APA National President Scott Willis said.
“The Budget has failed to set the fair foundations we needed for health equity and access.
Integrating physical and mental health care by connecting services and addressing health system gaps, must be a priority in tackling suicide.
The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) submission to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veterans Suicide calls on governments to prioritise integrated approaches, ensuring mental and physical health is interconnected in service design.