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Physios back call for conversation 21 December, 2005	"Australians must direct health reform," said APA president, Cathy Nall.	download document
Australia risks losing health talent to UK 23 November, 2005	APA President Cathy Nall said today that Australia is at risk of losing quality allied health professionals to the UK.Qualifications and skills are well recognised there, and physiotherapists can seek top positions within the National Health Service with challenging work and high pay.	download document
Australia poised to reduce health waiting lists 23 November, 2005	APA President Cathy Nall said today that Australia is in a position to reduce health waiting lists and improve access for ordinary Australians to better health care, if we take our cue from the UK experience.	download document
Mt Barker resident commended for stroke recovery 22 November, 2005	Mount Barker resident Alastair MacFarlane has been acknowledged with a Commendation Award for his outstanding courage and determination in overcoming disability resulting from a stroke.	download document
APA submission targets referral arrangements 14 November, 2005	Topping the list of APA proposals to improve economic efficiency in the health, aged care and health education sectors are recommendations to the federal government that patients referred by physiotherapists to medical specialists and for certain x-rays be eligible to claim the same MBS rebate that applies for GP referral.	download document
Physios set to incur AMA wrath 11 November, 2005	Announcing its latest submission to the Productivity Commissionâ€™s review of Australiaâ€™s health workforce, the APA congratulates the commission for proposals likely to lead to long-term reform to benefit all Australians.	download document
Beattie proposal a threat to universal & equitable health care 21 October, 2005	The APA today rejected the Queensland Governmentâ€™s proposed means-testing of patients for access to non-emergency services on the grounds that it would radically reduce access of ordinary Australians to publicly funded health services.	download document
Physiotherapist-led team secures $2.8 million for stroke study 13 October, 2005	Getting patients up and about within 24 hours of suffering a stroke is the focus of new research aiming to save lives and reduce disability.	download document
Physiotherapists Endorse Workforce Proposals 30 September, 2005	The APA welcomes proposals released yesterday to meet Australiaâ€™s health workforce needs.	download document
"Praise for health workforce reform proposals": Letter to the Editor, The Australian 30 September, 2005	The Productivity Commission is to be applauded for its well-considered review of the health workforce.	download document
Fairy Tale Solution to Shape Men's Health 27 September, 2005	Seven little blokes living under the one roof; working too hard at the mine every day and whistling while they work to give the impression of being happy.	download document
I make people walk taller: Physiotherapist 27 September, 2005	A keynote speaker at the Innovate physical therapy conference in Melbourne this week is an American physiotherapist who makes people taller.	download document
â€œMedicare subsidies fail the patientâ€�: Letter to the Editor, Australian Financial Review 9 September, 2005	There is a good dose of irony in the AMA calling for changes to the pharmaceutical benefits scheme to enhance competition (September 2). This comes in stark contrast to their steadfast opposition to extending Medicare payments to health-care professionals other than doctors.	download document
Study Finds Indigenous People Have No Access to Physiotherapy 8 September, 2005	APA President Cathy Nall today launched the report of an Australian Physiotherapy Association study which investigated Indigenous peopleâ€™s access to physiotherapy services.	download document
Care for Disadvantaged Patients 18 August, 2005	The APA believes that patients who need and canâ€™t afford physiotherapy care should have access to that care.	download document
Introduce MBS Item for Physio Incontinence Management 7 August, 2005	It's Continence Awareness Week and APA President Cathy Nall says it's high time the government became aware of the vital role of physiotherapy in the management of continence.	download document
Physiotherapists Don't Want to be Doctors 4 August, 2005	APA President Cathy Nall said today that the AMA, in its submission to the Productivity Commissionâ€™s Health Workforce enquiry, has missed the point on role redesign.	download document
Extend Medicare for Physiotherapy Patients 29 July, 2005	The APA has called for patients to receive a Medicare rebate for specialist medical care on referral for a physiotherapist and physiotherapy care on referral from a specialist.	download document
Inadequate Funding Threatens Physiotherapy Graduations March, 2005	APA President Cathy Nall said she is dismayed that the Department of Education, Science and Technology has sat back and ignored the situation in physiotherapy clinical education until it became a crisis.	download document
Research too Narrow to Draw Conclusions Say Physios February, 2005	Recent economic research prepared by Access Economics for Arthritis Australia is flawed, the Australian Physiotherapy Association President Cathy Nall said today.	download document
Physios Challenge GPs Supremacy February, 2005	The health debate should be about more than doctors, nurses and drugs. The APA Vision for Physiotherapy 2020 will contribute to the public debate about what kind of an Australian health system we are working towards.	download document

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