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
Allied Health Industry Reference Group – Summary of outcomes – 4 March 2025
This publication provides key information from the 13th 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.
Roadmap Implementation Governance Group (RIGG) – Meeting Summary 27 November 2024 – Easy Read
This document summarises the discussion and outcomes of the Roadmap Implementation Governance Group (RIGG) meeting held on 27 November 2024.
Roadmap Implementation Governance Group (RIGG) – Meeting Summary 27 November 2024
This document summarises the discussion and outcomes of the third Roadmap Implementation Governance Group (RIGG) meeting held on 27 November 2024.
National Roadmap to Improve the Health and Mental Health of Autistic People 2025-2035 – Easy Read
The Easy Read Roadmap is about how we can improve health care for Autistic people.