Nominations now open for APA 2023 Elections. Find out more.

 
 
 

Preventative health reform key to reducing Australia’s disease burden

 
 
 

Physiotherapy fundamental to sustainable aged care

 
 
 

Reconciliation Action Plan

 

Our vision for reconciliation

The APA vision for reconciliation is for all Australians to value and recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge, expertise, connections to land and sea and traditional ways of healing, and for stronger relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous Australians based on trust, respect, and free of racism.

 
 

Budget leaves cloud of confusion over allied health in residential aged care

 
Budget leaves cloud of confusion over allied health in residential aged care
 
 

Budget 2022-23: Where’s health reform?

 
Budget 2022-23: Where’s health reform?
 
 

Bringing together physical and mental health is the key to tackling suicide in Defence

 
Bringing together physical and mental health is the key to tackling suicide in Defence
 
 

Response to today's Nine/Fairfax paper “Government takes aim at allied health in aged care”

 
Response to today's Nine/Fairfax paper “Government takes aim at allied health in aged care”
 
 

New MBS item for Allied Health Multidisciplinary Case Conferences

 

As part of our ongoing Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) advocacy efforts, we are happy to share that significant changes have been announced.

From 1 November 2021, new items are available for eligible allied health practitioners (physiotherapists are eligible for all items) participating in multidisciplinary case conferences with medical practitioners.

The new items apply to non-admitted patients under the care of an eligible allied health practitioner for:

 
 

We’re physiotherapists and we’re here to help

 
We’re physiotherapists and we’re here to help