Australia facing crippling workforce shortages in aged care sector

This article, from the Sydney Morning Herald, looks at the nationwide shortage of pathologists and how this might be delaying pathology test results for patients. Workforce supply and workload could be improved by increasing the Medicare rebate for pathology services, by increasing funded Pathology training programs, and by adopting new technologies.

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This media release from the Tasmanian Government annouces its partnership with Flinders University to offer $540,000 in scholarships for staff to study a Certificate in palliative care or Specialist Certificate in palliative care. These courses take 10-13 weeks to complete, are available online, and are aimed at enrolled nurses, nursing aides, registered nurses, Allied Health Professionals, medical professionals, assistants and support workers.

The AMA has released a position statement on medical workforce distribution, highlighting inconsistencies, fluctuating under and over supply of medical prodessionals, and the geographical maldistribution of the workforce. They identify inconsistent planning cycles and bottlenecks of PGY 3+ doctors and unaccredited service registrars trying to access down stream vocational training.