National Podiatry Workforce Summit Report 2022
The pressures on the National Health workforce have been talked about at some length recently. Factors - including reduced migration numbers and a growing need for many more workers than currently exist - led the Federal government to organise the national Jobs and Skills Summit in Canberra on 1 September 2022.
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The podiatry workforce is not immune to these factors. For this reason, the Board of the Australian Podiatry Association recommended a deeper look into these issues alongside the creation of potential workforce strategies. This recommendation resulted in the delivery of the Workforce Summit, coincidentally held on the same day as the aforementioned Federal Government’s Jobs and Skills Summit. |
The APodA National Podiatry Workforce Summit brought together almost 20 industry leaders from the podiatry and allied health sectors. Attendees at the Workforce Summit represented the Federal Department of Health, state-based Chief Allied Health Officers, the Australasian Council of Podiatric Deans (ACPD), representatives from the podiatry business community, the rural, remote and regional podiatry workforce and other policy and advocacy leaders. Attendees discussed key workforce issues and shared their data and in doing so created a baseline of united understanding to inform potential future workforce strategies.
The Workforce Summit report is now available. Please take the time to closely review this report as your input is needed to add to this conversation. This is just the start. Upon reading this report, we encourage you to complete the survey at the link provided.