Instruction -Allied health Cardiopulmonary science $ 418,174 $ 279,116 $ 19,456 $ 89,754 $ 8,180 $ 18,668 $ 3,000 Child and family services 552,505 376,566 32,029 125,474 2,368 16,068 Communication disorders 979,359 537,795 103,973 193,067 12,378 131,447 699 Occupational therapy 564,624 385,498 33,976 122,160 4,344 18,646 Physical therapy 762,755 486,231 49,573 16...

INTRODUCTION The role of allied health personnel (not physician) in cardiothoracic surgery has evolved substantially since the beginnings of this discipline in the 70´s, especially in developed countries. METHODS To explore the status of allied health personnel in cardiothoracic surgery in Latin America, a research was geared to know the general context of human resources in public health and...

1Occupational Therapy Department, James Cook University, Townsville, 2Rehabilitation Unit, Queensland Occupational Therapy Fieldwork Collaborative, Mater Private Hospital, Brisbane, 3CRS Australia, Brisbane, 4Occupational Therapy Department, QEII Jubilee Hospital, Brisbane, 5Medical and Allied Health Unit, WorkCover Queensland, 6Mater Health Services, Brisbane, and 7Paediatric Occupational Ther...

BACKGROUND Patients admitted to hospital at the weekend appear to be at increased risk of death compared with those admitted at other times. However, a 'weekend effect' has rarely been explored in mental health and there may also be other times of year when patients are vulnerable. AIMS To investigate the timing of suicide in high-risk mental health patients. METHOD We compared the incidenc...

The United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union would make it more difficult to bring in seven day services in hospitals, an expert has warned. Julian Bion, chief investigator of a research project looking at the provision of emergency, specialist led care at weekends, said it could take 20 years before seven day services were successfully introduced. Speaking at a Science Media Centre briefi...

BACKGROUND The "weekend effect" describes an increase in adverse outcomes for patients admitted at the weekend. Critical care units have moved to higher intensity working patterns to address this with some improved outcomes. However, support services have persisted with traditional working patterns. Blood cultures are an essential diagnostic tool for patients with sepsis but yield is dependent ...

Attracting and retaining allied health professionals in rural areas is a recognised problem in both Australia and overseas. Predicted increases in health needs will require strategic actions to enhance the rural workforce and its ability to deliver the required services. A range of factors in different domains has been associated with recruitment and retention in the allied health workforce. Fo...

A new report into therapy services for children with disabilities and autism has found that rural children access up to 60% less funding than their urban peers under two key government programs that provide help for families to cover the cost of early intervention. The report, conducted for Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH) as part of an Australian National Univers...