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Member Spotlight: Melanie Keep – Practising Member (Certified)

26 April 2024

We’d love to share a story from one of members, Melanie Keep, an allied health assistant at Perth Children's Hospital.

A Chat With NSW Health 2024 Excellence In Allied Health Award For Allied Health Assistance Winner Jodie Keller

26 April 2024

Jodie Keller, an AHA from Southern NSW Health, was recently awarded the 2024 Excellence in Allied Health Award for Allied Health Assistance. Congratulations Jodie!

Navigating risk as an Allied Health Assistant: What to consider?

19 April 2024

Allied health assistants (AHAs) play a vital role in supporting allied health professionals, delivering essential services to diverse patient populations, including older adults, individuals with disabilities, and those transitioning from hospital care. However, like any healthcare worker, your role as an AHA carries risks. In this article, AHANA's insurance partner, BMS, discusses the common areas of risk as an AHA, and the benefits of having your own insurance.

AHANA provides feedback on ‘Expansion of the National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Index Program’

27 March 2024

Participation in the National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator Program (QI Program) has been a requirement for all approved providers of residential care services since 1 July 2019. The QI Program requires quarterly reporting against eleven quality indicators across crucial care areas — pressure injuries, physical restraint, unplanned weight loss, falls and major injury, medication management, activities of daily living, incontinence care, hospitalisation, workforce, consumer experience and quality of life. The workforce indicators have traditionally focussed only on service management, nursing, and the care and support workforce.

Meet Lucy Whelan - AHANA Board Member

27 March 2024

Lucy Whelan is an Allied Health Professional by training. We caught up with her recently to chat about her career and her thoughts on the AHA space.

AHANA Provides Feedback on the Framework to Support Delegation and Supervision of Allied Health Assistants

26 March 2024

The Framework to Support Delegation and Supervision of Allied Health Assistants in Primary Care, Aged Care and Disability Settings has been drafted by the Department of Health on behalf of the Allied Health Industry Reference Group and the National Allied Health Advisory and Chief Officers Committee.

Introducing the new AHANA Leadership Team

27 February 2024

At the February AHANA Board meeting, changes to AHANA's Leadership Team were made including saying farwell to Dr Susan Nancarrow as Board Chair and Emily Hoyne as a director. We are excited to introduce the new AHANA Board Chair, Andrew Richardson, and Deputy Chairs: Kirra Hennessey and Tara Intarapanya