Somerville Lisa, Davis Annette, Elliott Andrea L, Terrill Desiree, Austin Nicole, Philip Kathleen
Alfred Health, 260 Kooyong Road, Caulfield, Vic. 3162, Australia. Email.
Monash Health, Clayton, Vic. 3168, Australia. Email.
Aust Health Rev. 2015 Jun;39(3):264-270. doi: 10.1071/AH14211.
The aim of the present study was to identify areas where allied health assistants (AHAs) are not working to their full scope of practice in order to improve the effectiveness of the allied health workforce.
Qualitative data collected via focus groups identified suitable AHA tasks and a quantitative survey with allied health professionals (AHPs) measured the magnitude of work the current AHP workforce spends undertaking these tasks.
Quantification survey results indicate that Victoria's AHP workforce spends up to 17% of time undertaking tasks that could be delegated to an AHA who has relevant training and adequate supervision. Over half this time is spent on clinical tasks.
The skills of AHAs are not being optimally utilised. Significant opportunity exists to reform the current allied health workforce. Such reform should result in increased capacity of the workforce to meet future demands.
本研究旨在确定联合健康助理（AHA）未充分发挥其执业范围的领域，以提高联合健康劳动力的效率。
通过焦点小组收集的定性数据确定了合适的AHA任务，并且对联合健康专业人员（AHP）进行的定量调查测量了当前AHP劳动力花费在执行这些任务上的工作量。
量化调查结果表明，维多利亚州的AHP劳动力花费高达17%的时间执行可委托给接受过相关培训且有充分监督的AHA的任务。超过一半的时间花在了临床任务上。
AHA的技能未得到最佳利用。改革当前联合健康劳动力存在重大机遇。这种改革应能提高劳动力满足未来需求的能力。
