Health Workforce Australia (HWA) is a Commonwealth statutory authority set up by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) and reports to the Australian Health Ministers’ Conference (AHMC). Its mandate is to to address the challenges of providing a skilled, flexible and innovative health workforce that meets the needs of the Australian community. HWA will advise [...]
In April 2011, Paramedics Australasia responded to a call from the Australian Health Workforce Ministerial Council (AHWMC) seeking views on whether there is a need for strengthened regulatory protections for consumers who use the services of unregistered health practitioners. PA is concerned with a wide range of functions that collectively assure the competence and fitness [...]
In February 2011 ACAP made a submission to the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing regarding the development of National and Local Lead Clinicians Groups. In the submission ACAP highlights the importance of EMS within the health-care system and potential for patient risk, where paramedics often must care for patients under adverse operating conditions [...]
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) in March 2008 agreed to a new system creating a single national registration and accreditation system for ten health professions: chiropractors; dentists; medical practitioners; nurses and midwives; optometrists; osteopaths; pharmacists; physiotherapists; podiatrists and psychologists. Through this process ACAP submitted a response to the proposal for complaints handling, and dealing with [...]
During August 2010 Health Workforce Australia put out a call for submissions to a discussion paper looking at a clinical supervisor support program (CSSP). The program considers expansion of clinical training supervision capacity and competence, which includes looking at supervision across professions and the education continuum. ACAP prepared a submission on the CSSP program, with a particular emphasis [...]
In March 2010 the New Zealand Ministry of Health Manatu Hauora sought feedback on a discussion paper developed to: outline the policy principles that are relevant to regulating health professions; discuss the Ministry’s current criteria for regulation and those used in similar jurisdictions; propose revised criteria to assist the Ministry in advising the Minister whether [...]
The National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission report – A Healthier Future for all Australians (Interim Report) was released in early 2009. ACAP provided a response to this report, which provided overall support for the general thrust of the report, but highlighted the limited reference to Paramedic and Emergency Medical Services. The ACAP Response can [...]
The National Health Workforce Taskforce (NHWT) was implemented under a COAG initiative to undertake projects which inform development of practical solutions on workforce innovation and reform. The NHWT is hosted by the Victorian Department of Human Services in Melbourne. It is a national body created under the Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council (AHMAC) committee structures and [...]
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) in March 2008 agreed to a new system creating a single national registration and accreditation system for ten health professions: chiropractors; dentists; medical practitioners; nurses and midwives; optometrists; osteopaths; pharmacists; physiotherapists; podiatrists and psychologists. Through this process ACAP submitted a response to the proposal for information sharing and privacy; this submission is [...]
Following the ABC’s Four Corners program Out of Time, which aired nationally in July 2009, the West Australian Government launched an independent inquiry into the performance of St John Ambulance (WA) Inc. and promised to make the results public. The Inquiry was chaired by former senior public servant Greg Joyce assisted by the Government’s Chief [...]
In May 2008, the NSW Legislative Council General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2 (GPSC2) commenced an Inquiry into the management and operations of the Ambulance Service of NSW (ASNSW). The terms of reference of the Inquiry were: That the General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2 inquire into and report on the management and operations of [...]
ACAP has an abiding professional interest in policy matters that affect the delivery of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and is uniquely positioned to provide insights into the role of EMS in the continuum of health care. In preparing this submission ACAP has placed a focus on identifying issues of broad policy significance as befits the [...]
