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Launch of MHFA Training Project at UNSW

Launch of MHFA Training Project at UNSW

Oct 2, 2024

As a lead-in to Mental Health Month, The Hon Emma McBride MP officially launched our MHFA (Mental Health First Aid) training project on Monday at UNSW. This event underscored the critical need for mental health support across a wide range of sectors. We are proud to...

Ongoing Advocacy for Allied Health Students

Ongoing Advocacy for Allied Health Students

Aug 26, 2024

At the Australia Council of Deans of Health Sciences (ACDHS), we are deeply committed to advocating for the well-being and success of our allied health students. The recent ABC article highlights a critical issue that demands attention: the financial challenges faced...

Submissions

DATETITLE
Aug 2023Universities ACCORD Interim Report ACDHS
Aug 2023Senate Standing Committee on Education and Employment ACDHS
Mar 2023ACDHS Accord Submission
Dec 2022NDIS Review
Dec 2022The Australian Cancer Plan
Dec 2022EMPLOYMENT WHITE PAPER TERMS OF REFERENCE
Nov 2022Revised Aged Care Quality Standards
Nov 2022In-Home Aged Care
Nov 2022HOR Inquiry into Long COVID
Oct 2022PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION: 5-YEAR PRODUCTIVITY INQUIRY
Sept 2022Aged Care On-site pharmacist measure
June 2022Submission to Shergold Review COVID19
April 2022INDIRECT EMPLOYMENT IN AGED CARE
Nov 2021PHC Draft Plan
Oct 2021ACDHS Submission to the Primary Health Reform Steering Group
July 2021 Primary Health Reform Steering Group draft recommendations on the Government’s Primary Health Care 10 Year Plan
Nov 2020Royal Commission into Aged Care Response to Counsel Assisting Final Submission
June 2020Senate Inquiry COVID19
Feb 2020Royal Commission into Aged Care System
Nov 2019Response to Mandatory Notifications for Health Students
Aug 2019Response to the Discussion Paper for Consultation_Rural Allied Health Quality, Access and Distribution
June 2018Response to the Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) Accreditation Standards Review
May 2018Response to AHPRA review of accreditation arrangements - assignment of accreditation functions
Oct 2017 October 2017 ACDHS response to Draft Report_Independent Review of Accreditation Systems
May 2017 Response to Stakeholder Consultation: Proposed reforms to the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law
May 2017Submission to the Independent Review of Accreditation Systems within the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme for Health Professionals
Sept 2016Submission to Department of Education and Training commissioned mapping of professional accreditation in the context of higher education regulatory and standards frameworks
2016Submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Employment Inquiry into innovation and creativity: workforce for the new economy
2015Response to Private Health Insurance Consultations 2015-2016
July 2014Response to Review of the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (NRAS)
May 2014Response to the HWA Allied Health Professions Rural and Remote Generalist Project Closed Consultation
2014Response to the Senate Inquiry into the Health Workforce Australia (Abolition) Bill 2014
2013Response to the Review of the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme
March 2011Submission to Higher Education Base Funding Review Panel
2009Submission and comment on the discussion paper Health Education and Training: Clinical placements across Australia: capturing data and understanding demand and capacity
2008Submission to the Review of Australian Higher Education
2008Submission to National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission
July 2005Submission to Productivity Commission Health Workforce Study
2004Submission to the Practitioner Regulation Subcommittee of the Health Workforce Principal Committee
Sept 2002Submission to The Crossroads Review of Higher Education

Key Documents

TITLE
ACDHS strategic plan 2024–2026
Australian Government Response to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee report: Future of Australia's Aged Care Sector Workforce
Medical Deans of Australia and New Zealand (MDANZ) Clinical Placement Project Report: Medical Student Clinical Placements as Sites of Learning and Contribution
ACDHS strategic plan 2018-2021
Professional Accreditation – Mapping the Territory: Final Report February 2017
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Curriculum Framework
Cultural Responsiveness in Action: An IAHA Framework
Universities Australia Indigenous Strategy 2017-2020
Australian Government Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework 2017 Report
Australian Government Implementation Plan for the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan 2013-2023
Independent Accreditation Systems Review
Victorian Aboriginal Health Education Summit 2017
National Health and Medical Research Council: Peer Review Consultation -
Summary Report
"Securing an Interprofessional Future for Australian Health Education and Practice (SIF Project)" Round Table Outcomes Report
Higher Education Standards Panel: Advice on Professional Accreditation
Evaluation of the NDIS - Final Report
Evaluation of the NDIS - Appendix to Final Report

Position Papers, Research Updates and Projects

DATETITLE
Jan 2024Addressing the availability of practical placements in Allied Health Education
Mar 2023AAHLA Position Paper on Allied Health Assistants
Oct 20191031 ANZSRC Review Draft Codes
June 2019ACDHS submission to Medicare Benefits Schedule Review June 2019
Nov 2018ACDHS position statement Allied Health Rural Generalist
Nov 2018ACDHS position statement National Disability Insurance Scheme

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