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The current Aged Care Quality Standards (current Standards) were introduced on 1 July 2019. In response to recommendations from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, the Department of Health and Aged Care (the Department) has reviewed the current Standards and developed the draft strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards (strengthened Quality Standards). The strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards will replace the current Standards.
In this submission, we focus on ensuring that allied health professionals, particularly osteopaths, are considered as part of the broader fall prevention team. This includes the suggestion to remove the reference to individual professions that may assist in fall prevention strategies and create an overarching inclusive statement involving all musculoskeletal allied health professionals.
In this submission, we focus on how the Scope of Practice Review should aim to achieve affordable and universal access to best-practice health services and value for the consumer and health system. Osteopathy Australia advocates for every Australian to have access to high-quality healthcare and support, regardless of where they live. Australians also deserve to have access to funded osteopathy. This will drive better health outcomes, improve the utilisation of our healthcare resources, and help overcome the inefficiencies in primary care. There is a significant opportunity within osteopathy to leverage existing skillsets and scope of practice to address system inefficiencies and reduce the burden on other health practitioners.
Association member has been recognised in the 2024 New Years Honours list
The team recently attended the 15th National Allied Health Conference (NAHC) in Perth, WA on behalf of members. Please read the wrap up report.
AHPA is seeking feedback from allied health professionals on their experiences supporting patients with long COVID or repeated COVID infections
Find out what your CPD obligations are in your first year of practice as an osteopath.
Osteopathy Australia Submission to the Australian Commission on the Safety and Quality Healthcare's guide for the Primary & Community Health Care Standards
Osteopathy Australia's submission to SIRA NSW for the consultation on the Draft Guidelines for the Provision of Relevant Services (Health and Related Services)