Allied health clinical support activity—provider profession

Any activity performed by an allied health service provider which supports allied health clinical care.

Collection and usage attributes

Allied health professional clinical support activity will be counted using various parameters. The sum total of allied health clinical support activity for each allied health service provider is limited to a single day duration i.e. maximum of 1,440 minutes.

An allied health clinical support activity is performed by an allied health professional, assistant or student working within the professions identified in Allied health clinical support activity – provider profession, code N[N].

A clinical support activity is any activity undertaken by an allied health professional, assistant or student which supports clinical care.

For example:

An activity that provides a service to an individual, group or community to influence health status; preparation and delivery of formal in-services, lectures, tutorials or seminars which impart knowledge to staff and students; formal research activities undertaken to advance the knowledge of the delivery of care to an individual, group or community. This item is limited to activities that lead to, and follow formal approval of the project by a research committee or equivalent body.

Source and reference attributes

Allied Health Professions Australia

The profession of the allied health service provider performing the allied health activity.

Allied Health Professions Australia

Allied Health Professions Australia