Carving an identity for allied health

Carving an identity for allied health.

This paper outlines the development, growth and performance of the Division of Allied Health at Lottie Stewart Hospital, Sydney. It discusses the choice of a suitable organisational model, the findings from three evaluations conducted and a summary of the significant outcomes of the Division. An early version of this paper was presented at the 4th National Allied Health Conference in March 2001.

Advanced allied health assistants: an emerging workforce.

OBJECTIVE Nationally and internationally there is work underway to continue to advance the scope of practice of allied health assistants (AHA). The advanced role requires additional training and competency development, as well as significant clinical experience. To build on the evidence relating to advanced scope AHAs, ACT Health undertook a project to explore the potential for the development ...

Developing an Allied Health Code Set: The Indicator for Intervention.

possibly all three. IFIs focus on a client’s needs and difficulties, rather than an esoteric disease process. Although the Allied Health Minimum data set adequately describes the characteristics of the client and of the care provider, it does not provide information on why the allied health professional is intervening. Collecting this data will help in understanding the demand for the service a...

Allied Health Careers & Links

Allied Health Careers & Links