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“Aged care homes are wasting money on allied health”: Providers’ funding ends

March 2022

Aged Care Services Minister Richard Colbeck has informed aged care providers they will no longer receive funding specifically earmarked for allied health services, such as physiotherapy.

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Physiotherapists support calls for national surgery plan

March 2022

The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) has supported calls by the Australian Medical Association (AMA) and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) for all levels of Government to develop a national plan addressing the growing and increasingly critical backlog of elective surgeries.

The AMA and RACS highlighted new Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) data, showing Australians are now waiting longer than ever for essential surgery.

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What do Physiotherapists do?

March 2022

Physiotherapy is the treatment of injury, disease and disorders through physical methods — such as exercise, massage, manipulation and other treatments — over medication and surgery.

Choosing a career in physiotherapy can be incredibly rewarding. In your daily work, you are helping people who have been injured to recover from or adjust to their conditions and live more independently.

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Building a collective wish list for health reform

February 2022

In the run up to the Federal budget on 29 March and an election by 21 May, this article continues a Croakey series asking: what health issues should be elevated in national debate?

Previous articles called for efforts to address racism and inequality and for a renewed commitment to Medicare and universal healthcare, including addressing out-of-pocket costs, as well as health workforce planning.

 

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