Hidden in plain sight - Optimising the allied health professions for better, more sustainable integrated care

Key points The opportunity The Review of Health and Disability System and the health transitions process provides an opportunity to design health services that make better use of allied health professions to achieve triple/quadruple aim health objectives for efficiency, quality, equity and sustainability in health and disability services. [...] 2 Our approach In this report, we consider: • the drivers of change, including demand factors and supply factors, and the potential role of allied health in addressing these to restore much-needed balance to the health and disability system • the triple aim objectives of equity, effectiveness and efficiency and the often added fourth objective of sustainability • multiple dimensions of efficiency. [...] The core skills of allied health professionals represent a major resource for the health system and are aligned with the objectives of the Health and Disability System Review to recommend how the system can be designed to: • achieve better health and wellbeing outcomes for all • ensure improvements in health outcomes of Māori • ensure improvements in health outcomes of other population groups • re. [...] The HCPA Act provides for the protection of the public interest through ensuring that the public can find out from a trusted source what services a health practitioner is competent and entitled to provide, in order to know what services can be expected and that the practitioner has the competence to ensure quality and safety of care. [...] 5.4.1 Allied health and the provider experience opportunity The Health workforce is the foundation of the health system and the sustainability of the workforce underpins the sustainability of every part of the system.