Submission: Osteopathy Australia's response to the new Aged Care Act consultation
In this submission, we focus on ensuring that allied health professionals, particularly osteopaths, are considered part of the broader multidisciplinary team.
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In July 2021, Osteopathy Australia made a submission to NSW SIRA Motor Accidents regarding the consultation paper Post implementation review of the Authorised Health Practitioner framework (July,2021). The feedback received from stakeholders is also expected to be considered by NSW SIRA as it makes amendments to the Motor Accidents Guidelines.
In this submission, we focus on ensuring that allied health professionals, particularly osteopaths, are considered part of the broader multidisciplinary team.
On 8 May 2024, the team attended an in-person National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) community catch-up in Sydney. Bill Shorten, Minister for NDIS and Rebecca Faulkner, CEO of NDIS, attended the catch-up and answered various questions from the audience about the NDIS reforms.
This framework acknowledges that osteopaths with a focus on aged care vary in their knowledge, skills, and scope of practice depending on education, workplace requirements, clinical team requirements, and relevant industry policies. It is not intended to define all the knowledge sets and skills possessed by osteopaths or all the interventions these practitioners offer.