About allied health care
Learn more about what allied health care is, where you can access it and how much it costs.
Who can provide allied health care
Find out about regulation of allied health in your state or territory.
How it helps
Examples of how allied health professionals help people manage their medical conditions.
What we're doing about allied health
How we support allied health professionals and patients who need their services.
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Allied Health Industry Reference Group (AHIRG)
Find out how the Allied Health Industry Reference Group is helping the allied health sector.
Did you know?
300,000
is the approximate number of allied health professionals in Australia
Second largest
clinical workforce after nursing and midwifery
200 million
is the number of Medicare Benefits Schedule services the allied health workforce delivers each year
Resources
Resources
NRAS Complexity Review update – Completion of review
Thank you again for your thoughtful and positive engagement in the Independent Review of Complexity in the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme. The Review is now complete, and the Final Report has been submitted to Health Ministers for consideration.
Allied Health Industry Reference Group – Summary of outcomes – 3 June 2025
This publication provides key information from the 14th meeting of the Allied Health Industry Reference Group, which was open to all allied health professional associations. The publication includes major topics that were covered, points of discussion, and actions that the Department has agreed to.
Improving allied health care in residential aged care
We are developing a practical, user-friendly assessment tool to identify the allied health needs of residents in aged care homes.
NRAS Complexity Review Update - Completion of Phase 4 consultation
The targeted consultation phase of the Review has now concluded. The Final Report is now being drafted and is expected to be delivered to Health Ministers in July 2025