Discussion Paper: Clinical training – governance and organisation
Clinical training - Governance and Organisation Discussion paper (pdf, 424k)
The National Health Workforce Taskforce, established by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG), has prepared a Discussion Paper to seek input and feedback about how clinical placements could be organised and managed across Australia.
This Discussion Paper explores clinical placement governance and organisational issues. Its primary function is to raise issues and provoke thought and discussion about the future strategic direction for governance and organisation of clinical education in Australia. To provide context to the discussion of future strategic direction, information about the organisation of clinical education in Australia, including current arrangements, challenges, and responses to those challenges is also presented.
In light of the recent COAG decision to create a national health workforce agency with a role in the planning, coordinating and funding of professional entry clinical training across all disciplines, this Paper considers clinical placement governance and organisation and how the new agency may undertake that role in a manner that best supports jurisdictions, health services and education providers.
It covers medical, nursing, dental and allied health disciplines. For the purposes of this Paper, allied health disciplines include: audiology; chiropracty; dietetics and nutrition; occupational therapy; optometry; orthoptics; orthotics and prosthetics; hospital pharmacy; physiotherapy; podiatry; psychology; radiography; speech pathology; and social work.
Submission Guidelines
Submissions have now closed.
- Please direct enquiries to taskforce@nhwt.gov.au
