The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) has written to the major parties ahead of this month’s Victorian state election with a solutions paper that outlines the potential of physiotherapists to alleviate pressure on the health system, and better support Victorians managing long COVID.

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The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) represents a key workforce of National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) service providers and welcomes the priority the new government is placing on representation and reform of the scheme, to restore it to its founding promise: choice and control for participants.

The first Federal Budget delivered this week by the Labor Government puts the right economic outcome above a political one and sets Australia back on a path to reforming the health system.

Chronic low back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide¹. The APA is drawing attention to the condition and providing guidance on how physiotherapy can help.

Faster treatment, better outcomes and lower costs are required to meet Australia’s current and future healthcare needs, the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) has outlined the contribution physiotherapy can make towards these ends in a landmark document released today.

Bringing physiotherapists into Urgent Care Clinics and funding First Contact Physiotherapy (FCP) will help alleviate the healthcare crisis and reduce pressure on GPs and emergency departments. In light of the General Practice: Health of the Nation 2022 report being released by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) once again calls on governments to review their Funded First Contact Physiotherapy (FFCP) proposal and integrating physiotherapists into the Urgent Care Clinics.

The Jobs and Skills Summit can be a turning point for Australia’s health workforce if the policy lens is widened beyond GP numbers, and a coordinated national plan is developed to address broader skills shortages says the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA).

At the height of an aged care workforce crisis, the sector is facing further pressures from diminishing allied health staff, the APA has told a Senate hearing on the Government’s Aged Care Amendment Bill.