Allied health growth: what we do not measure we cannot manage

Table 1 Allied health professions (non-AHPRA) membership and coverage

	Audiology	Dietetics	Orthotics/prosthetics	Speech pathology	Sonography	Social work
Current publicly accessible national register of registered practitioners	List of clinics and public and private services by region	Yes, including expelled/suspended members	Yes	Yes	No	Yes, including list of conditional and ineligible members (ethics breach)
Practitioners represented (approx.%)	98%	80%	75%	60%	70%	40%
Accreditation status available	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Professional indemnity	Mandatory for practitioners in private practice and contract or sessional work or if employed by DVA, WorkCover, etc.	Not mandatory	Not mandatory PI, PL and products liability recommended by AOPA	Not mandatory	Not mandatory. PI and PL provided to ASA members only	Not mandatory. PI and PL provided to AASW members only
Complaints^a				Referred to senior advisor professional issues	Referred to disciplinary committee	Ethics Complaints Management Process

AASW, Australian Association of Social Workers; DVA, Department of Veteran Affairs; PI, Private Insurance; PL, Public Liability; AOPA, Australian Orthotic Prosthetic Association; ASA, Australian Sonographers Association.
^aOnly applies to members of professional organizations. Complaints about non-members directed to the relevant state government service.

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