Terry Haines

School of Primary & Allied Health Care, Monash University, Frankston, VIC, Australia

[ 1 ] - What Factors Do Allied Health Take Into Account When Making Resource Allocation Decisions?

Background Allied health comprises multiple professional groups including dietetics, medical radiation practitioners, occupational therapists, optometrists and psychologists. Different to medical and nursing, Allied health are often organized in discipline specific departments and allocate budgets within these to provide services to a range of clinical areas. Little is known of how managers of ...

[ 2 ] - Understanding Health Professional Responses to Service Disinvestment: A Qualitative Study

Background Disinvestment from inefficient health services may be a potential solution to rising healthcare costs, but there has been poor uptake of disinvestment recommendations. This Australian study aims to understand how health professionals react when confronted with a plan to disinvest from a health service they previously provided to their patients.   Methods This ...