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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 -
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 -
Issues affecting therapist workforce and service delivery in the disability sector in rural and remote New South Wales, Australia: perspectives of policymakers, managers and senior therapists
Published 2012-06-11Introduction: The disability sector encompasses a broad range of conditions and needs, including children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, people with acquired disabilities, and irreversible ...Open AccessArticle -
Addressing the barriers to accessing therapy services in rural and remote areas
Published 2012-08-01Purpose: Throughout the world, people with a disability who live in rural and remote areas experience difficulty accessing a range of community-based services including speech-, physioand occupational therapy. This paper ...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 -
Barriers to the use of Information and Communication Technology by occupational therapists working in a rural area of New South Wales, Australia
Published 2013-01-01Background/aim: This qualitative study formed part of a large-scale, multi-phase study into the delivery of therapy services to people with a disability, living in one rural area of New South Wales, Australia. The study’s ...Open AccessArticle -
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 -
Multiple stakeholder perspectives on teletherapy delivery of speech pathology services in rural schools: a preliminary qualitative investigation
Published 2014-01-01The objective of this study was to investigate stakeholders’ views on the feasibility and acceptability of a pilot speech pathology teletherapy program for children attending schools in rural New South Wales, Australia. ...Open AccessArticle -
Strengthening Supports for Children 0-8 years and their Families: A Literature Review
Published 2014-05-01The Strengthening Supports for Children and Families 0-8 Years Strategy is to improve the way that the New South Wales (NSW) Department of Family and Community Services: Ageing, Disability and Home Care (ADHC) provide ...Open AccessOther -
Who are they and what do they do? Profile of allied health professionals working with people with disabilities in rural and remote New South Wales
Published 2015-01-01Objective: To explore the characteristics of allied health professionals (AHPs) working with people with disabilities in western New South Wales. Design: A cross-sectional survey was conducted using an online questionnaire. ...Open AccessArticle -
Should I stay or should I go? Exploring the job preferences of allied health professionals working with people with disability in rural Australia
Published 2015-01-01Introduction: The uneven distribution of allied health professionals (AHPs) in rural and remote Australia and other countries is well documented. In Australia, like elsewhere, service delivery to rural and remote communities ...Open AccessArticle -
Factors affecting retention of allied health professionals working with people with disability in rural New South Wales, Australia: discrete choice experiment questionnaire development
Published 2015-01-01Objective: This paper describes the development of a discrete choice experiment (DCE) questionnaire to identify the factors (attributes) that allied health professionals (AHPs) working with people with disability identify ...Open AccessArticle -
Developing the rural health workforce to improve Australian Aboriginal health outcomes: a systematic review
Published 2016-01-01Objective: The aim of this study was to identify evidence based strategies in the literature for developing and maintaining a skilled and qualified rural and remote health workforce in Australia to better meet the health ...Open AccessArticle