Health News Archives
New Measures to Support NDIS Providers through COVID-19
The Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Stuart Robert, has announced new measures to be put in place through the COVID-19 outbreak, including additional support for registered providers. To support NDIS providers’...
Final Call – Scholarships for Current and Aspiring Female Leaders
Final Call - Scholarships for Current and Aspiring Female Leaders Last Chance to Register for Scholarships Scholarships of $2,000 to $5,000 are currently available to women working in the health care sector to help support their...
NDIS Assistive Technology Report
The Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS Assistive Technology report has tabled and is now available from the committee’s website (12th December 2018). There is a Facebook page “NDIS OT Providers” for those OTs working in NDIS and...
OTs Prescribing Magnifiers
The Occupational Therapy Board of Australia works under the framework of the Health Practitioner Regulation Law, as in force in each state and territory (the National Law). The National Law protects titles, such as ‘occupational...
Advertising Compliance Strategy
An Advertising compliance and enforcement strategy for the National Scheme was launched in April 2017. The strategy has met a number of its targets since its launch including clear, concise and helpful correspondence about advertising...
Testimonial Self-Assessment Tool (AHPRA)
AHPRA and National Boards have developed a tool to help health practitioners understand their obligations about using testimonials and reviews to advertise regulated health services, which has been published today. Under section 133(1)...
Aust OT Competency Standards 2019
The new Australian occupational therapy competency standards (the competency standards) come into effect from 1 January 2019. The new competency standards outline the professional behaviours that all occupational therapists should...
Statutory Declarations Regulation
Back in March 2017 WAOTA submitted on behalf of Occupational Therapists in Western Australia that the rules of Statutory Declarations be amended to allow for Occupational Therapists to be added as witnesses to statutory declarations in...