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• 28/10/2022 A POST ELECTION BUDGET THAT STICKS TO SCRIPT, SETS THE SCENE BUT STILL NEEDS PLOT AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
   

   On balance the 2022 Federal Budget has been broadly well received, a considerable achievement given the circumstances. It focused on delivering promises the Government made during the election campaign – which didn’t include much on allied health. But allied health service capacity across rural and remote Australia is in crisis. As the peak body for allied health professionals working in rural and remote Australia, SARRAH is looking to coming months and the 2023-24 Budget for Government to show it understands and intends to help address these issues.  We are more than willing to help.
• 14/10/2022 14 OCTOBER – ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS DAY – A DAY TO RECOGNISE A VITAL, RAPIDLY GROWING AND SKILLED WORKFORCE IN HIGH DEMAND

  “Allied Health Professions Day recognises all the health disciplines that make up this vital workforce” said Cath Maloney, SARRAH CEO. “The National Skills Commission has projected demand in the overall workforce will grow by around 9 per in the five years to November 2026. This is more than a statistical curiosity. Surely a professional workforce that has doubled in 5 years and is projected to continue to grow is worth taking time to understand”, Cath says. 

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• 14/09/2022 CEO Cath Maloney re- appointed to continue to lead SARRAH

   CEO RE-APPOINTMENT A POSITIVE FOR RURAL ALLIED HEALTH WHEN CONSTRUCTIVE APPROACHES, EXPERTISE AND REFORM ARE NEEDED

  Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH), the peak body for allied health professionals working in rural and remote Australia, is pleased to announce SARRAH CEO, Cath Maloney, has been re-appointed for a further three years.

  
  SARRAH president, Dr Ed Johnson, said:

  “I am pleased to announce Cath Maloney will continue to lead SARRAH for a further three years. Cath’s re-appointment reinforces the stability and expertise SARRAH brings to our work to improve access to allied health services for the 7 million people living in rural and remote Australia. We are well placed to represent our members and advocate for much needed health, disability, aged care and other services for rural and remote Australians.”

  
  Ms Maloney said she was delighted to have been reappointed and proud of what SARRAH has accomplished over the past three years. “SARRAH is implementing a nationally significant workforce development project that is growing the number of allied health rural generalists – physiotherapists, speech pathologists, psychologists and the like - delivering primary care services across rural and remote Australia. We are also working to increase the reach and capacity of allied health professionals by developing the assistant workforce needed to support them. Both of these projects – funded by the Australian Department of Health and Aged Care - are providing much-needed infrastructure and training supports to service providers working in areas where the need is greatest.

  Read full media release here