Wobbly Hub Rural Research Team: Recent submissions
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Recruitment and retention of allied health professionals in the disability sector in rural and remote New South Wales, Australia
Published 2013-11-26Background: People with disability living in rural areas are vulnerable to the loss of access to allied health services due to a critical shortage of allied health professionals (AHPs). This study aimed to investigate ...Open AccessArticle -
Carer and service providers’ experiences of individual funding models for children with a disability in rural and remote areas
Published 2013-01-01There is a global movement for people with a disability towards personcentred practices with opportunities for self-determination and choice. Person-centred approaches may involve individual funding (IF) for the purchase ...Open AccessArticle -
Integrating evidence into policy and sustainable disability services delivery in western New South Wales, Australia: the ‘wobbly hub and double spokes’ project
Published 2012-06-01Background: 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 professionals means that rural ...Open AccessArticle -
The need for new models for delivery of therapy intervention to people with a disability in rural and remote areas of Australia
Published 2012-03-01Early therapy intervention by occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and speech pathologists (therapists) is recognised to yield benefits across the lifecourse (Carpenter, 2007; Law, 2002; Thomaidis, Kaderoglou, Stefou, ...Open AccessArticle