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SARRAH Board and CEO: Left to right Cath Maloney (CEO), Dr Ali Dymmott, Laura Stuart, Michael Clarkson, Ilsa Nielsen, Scott Gibbings, Gemma Tuxworth (Program Director), Lisa Baker (President)
Media release 25 August 2025:
The Allied Health Rural Generalist Education and Training Scheme (TAHRGETS) and Building the Rural and Remote Allied Health Assistance Workforce (BRAHAW) program: outcomes and opportunities for rural and remote health services
Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH), have recently published two important evaluation reports on programs designed to improve the sustainability of the rural and remote allied health workforce and improve access for communities to vital allied health services such as speech pathology, psychology, physiotherapy and podiatry.
Lisa Baker, SARRAH President, stated “Both TAHRGETS and the BRAHAW programs produced valuable outcomes for rural and remote communities and services, and provided important learnings for SARRAH and our partners.”
Funding for both programs concluded in 2024, with SARRAH currently managing the ‘run-out’ phase of implementation. “SARRAH continues to field enquiries from service providers and is aware of sustained demand for these critical strategies. Rural and remote services are looking for opportunities to grow their capacity to meet overwhelming service demand in rural and remote areas. Securing funding to progress this work remains a key focus.” Ms Baker continued.
“SARRAH and our stakeholders encourage governments, service funders and commissioners to examine the many positive outcomes that are evident in these evaluation reports and progress further funding opportunities for development of the allied health rural generalist and allied health assistant workforces in the private and not-for-profit sectors.” said Ms Baker.
You can read the full media statement here.
The Allied Health Rural Generalist Education and Training Scheme (TAHRGETS) and Building the Rural and Remote Allied Health Assistance Workforce (BRAHAW) program: outcomes and opportunities for rural and remote health services
Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH), have recently published two important evaluation reports on programs designed to improve the sustainability of the rural and remote allied health workforce and improve access for communities to vital allied health services such as speech pathology, psychology, physiotherapy and podiatry.
Lisa Baker, SARRAH President, stated “Both TAHRGETS and the BRAHAW programs produced valuable outcomes for rural and remote communities and services, and provided important learnings for SARRAH and our partners.”
Funding for both programs concluded in 2024, with SARRAH currently managing the ‘run-out’ phase of implementation. “SARRAH continues to field enquiries from service providers and is aware of sustained demand for these critical strategies. Rural and remote services are looking for opportunities to grow their capacity to meet overwhelming service demand in rural and remote areas. Securing funding to progress this work remains a key focus.” Ms Baker continued.
“SARRAH and our stakeholders encourage governments, service funders and commissioners to examine the many positive outcomes that are evident in these evaluation reports and progress further funding opportunities for development of the allied health rural generalist and allied health assistant workforces in the private and not-for-profit sectors.” said Ms Baker.
You can read the full media statement here.
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