2025 Allied Health Forum Resources
Chief Allied Health Officer:
What is the PHN?
MPHN Home: https://mphn.org.au/
Allied Health Toolkit: https://mphn.org.au/s/National-Allied-Health-Practice-Engagement-Toolkit-Final.pdf
Governance (Board and committees): https://mphn.org.au/governance
Commissioning: Demystifying a model of service delivery in primary care
MPHN Commissioning Framework: https://mphn.org.au/s/CommissioningFramework_June2020.pdf
Multidisciplinary Team Models of Care: Case Studies from the Murrumbidgee
Shared Medical Appointments:
Nova Health Co: https://novahealthco.com.au/
Shared Medical Appointments in general practice – Brisbane South PHN: https://bsphn.org.au/practice-support/team-based-care/shared-medical-appointments-in-general-practice
Shared Medical Appointments – Case Study: https://www.coordinare.org.au/assets/Uploads/COORDINARE-case-studies/7e3489cef2/SMA-Case-Study.pdf
Snowy Valleys innovative models of care case study: https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-09/case-study-snowy-valleys-shared-medical-appointment-model.pdf
Article – Shared Medical Appointments for Registered Nurse Facilitators: https://www.ausmed.com.au/learn/articles/shared-medical-appointments
Vitality Passport in Community:
Back on Track Physiotherapy – Aged well with vitality: https://www.backontrackphysio.biz/vitality-passport
Resource Spotlight: Health Pathways
Sign in / Register for free: https://mphn.org.au/health-pathways
Digital Tools in Health:
Yarn Speech: https://www.yarnspeech.com/ (Rebecca Keeley)
Murrumbidgee Health Needs Assessment: https://mphn.org.au/health-needs-assessments
Provider Connect Australia – Info for healthcare providers: https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/healthcare-providers/initiatives-and-programs/provider-connect-australia
Provider Connect Australia – Portal: https://pca.digitalhealth.gov.au/PcaPortal/
Resource Spotlight: Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health
SARRAH: https://sarrah.org.au/
Panel: Working with Allied Health Assistants
Article (AHP Workforce) – Employing an Allied Health Assistant? Here’s a resource guide: https://ahpworkforce.com/news/employing-an-allied-health-assistant-heres-a-resource-guide/?utm_source=HealthWork+International&utm_campaign=5a593add3c-Allied_Health_Assistants_2023_06_05_09_19&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-5a593add3c-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&mc_cid=5a593add3c&mc_eid=3f59250e67
Allied Health Assistant Framework (QLD Health): https://www.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/147500/AHAFramework.pdf
Hunter New England Central Coast PHN – YouTube video – Improving patient care with your Allied Health Assistants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx-xLxX6UpQ
SARRAH – Building the rural and remote Allied Health Assistant workforce: https://sarrah.org.au/brahaw
Case study – Podiatry Allied Health Assistants – AHAs within a busy Podiatry service – A GLCH perspective: https://monashhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/15-Casey-Howarth-GLCH.pdf
Next Steps:
Connect with Allied Health at MPHN: https://mphn.org.au/alliedhealth
Sign up to the newsletter to stay informed: https://murrumbidgeephn.snapforms.com.au/form/allied-health-engagement
Resources and Networking:
Three Rivers Department of Rural Health, Charles Sturt University: https://threerivers.csu.edu.au/
Enterprise Plus: https://enterpriseplus.org.au/
RDA-Riverina – Projects: https://rdariverina.org.au/projects
Marathon Health Wagga Wagga: https://www.marathonhealth.com.au/location/marathon-health-wagga-wagga/
Allied Health Resource Page – MPHN – includes general information, links to scholarships and further education opportunities, digital health links, resources for practitioner support and wellbeing, student links and supports for practitioners new to the region: https://mphn.org.au/allied-health-resources