Should I stay or should I go? Exploring the job preferences of allied health professionals working with people with disability in rural Australia

G Gallego, A Dew, M Lincoln, A Bundy… - Human Resources for …, 2015 - Springer
Introduction The uneven distribution of allied health professionals (AHPs) in rural and
remote Australia and other countries is well documented. In Australia, like elsewhere …

Physical activity of rurally residing children with a disability: A survey of parents and carers

L Wakely, J Langham, C Johnston, K Rae - Disability and health journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Children residing in rural areas face unique barriers to physical activity
participation. Further, while children with a disability who reside in metropolitan areas face …

The South Australian Allied Health Workforce survey: helping to fill the evidence gap in primary health workforce planning

D Whitford, T Smith, J Newbury - Australian Journal of Primary …, 2012 - CSIRO Publishing
There is a lack of detailed evidence about the allied health workforce to inform proposed
health care reforms. The South Australian Allied Health Workforce (SAAHW) survey …

The changing landscape of physiotherapy student clinical placements: an exploration of geographical distribution and student performance across settings

C Johnston, C Newstead, M Sanderson… - Australian Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To describe the geographical distribution of physiotherapy clinical placements and
investigate the relationship between geographical setting and clinical placement marks in …

“We learnt it, then we lived it”: Influencing medical students' intentions toward rural practice and generalist careers via a socially-accountable curriculum

T Woolley, S Ross, S Larkins, T Sen Gupta… - Medical …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Objective The James Cook University (JCU) medical school has a mission to
produce graduates committed to practising with underserved populations. This study …

Integrating evidence into policy and sustainable disability services delivery in western New South Wales, Australia: the'wobbly hub and double spokes' project

C Veitch, M Lincoln, A Bundy, G Gallego, A Dew… - BMC Health Services …, 2012 - Springer
Background Policy that supports rural allied health service delivery is important given the
shortage of services outside of Australian metropolitan centres. The shortage of allied health …

Hand therapy services for rural and remote residents: Results of a survey of A ustralian occupational therapists and physiotherapists

GA Kingston, G Williams, J Judd… - Australian Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The aim of this study was to explore how interventions were provided to meet the
needs of rural/remote residents who have had a traumatic hand injury, including the …

Regional and remote occupational therapy: A preliminary exploration of private occupational therapy practice

J Merritt, D Perkins, F Boreland - … Occupational Therapy Journal, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background/aim Private providers of M edicare funded services are an integral part of the A
ustralian primary health‐care system. Evidence on private occupational therapy practice in …

Allied health growth: what we do not measure we cannot manage

D Solomon, N Graves, J Catherwood - Human Resources for Health, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background Data describing the Australian allied health workforce is inadequate
and so insufficient for workforce planning. National health policy reform requires that health …

Building the capacity of rural allied health generalists through online postgraduate education: a qualitative evaluation

H Harrison, C Palermo, SG Devine… - Rural and remote …, 2023 - search.informit.org
Introduction: Workforce development is a key strategy for building the capacity and capability
of a workforce. Accordingly, rural and remote practising allied health professionals require …