SEMPHN is dedicated to connecting, supporting, and continually building allied health capability through accessible education, digital health and strong engagement with providers. As the second-largest clinical workforce in Australia, allied health professionals are essential to primary care.
SEMPHN is focused on raising awareness of the crucial role played by allied health professionals and supporting their integration into the wider healthcare system. By promoting collaboration with general practices and offering tailored support, SEMPHN helps these professionals navigate local challenges and provide more coordinated, patient-centered care.
Through its efforts, SEMPHN aims to build a more connected, effective, and sustainable healthcare system, ensuring that every patient receives the comprehensive care they need.
National Allied Health in Primary Care Engagement Toolkit
The allied health toolkit developed by the PHNs is designed to support allied health professionals in navigating the complexities of the local healthcare systems, enhancing care delivery and strengthening allied health practices.
This toolkit serves as a vital resource, offering key insights, practical tools and educational opportunities to enhance both patient care and business management.
This comprehensive toolkit is designed to support allied health professionals with:
- Understanding the local health care system they operate in, including their local PHN and how to connect with other primary care professionals and referrers
- Understanding more about the services and resources that are offered by Allied Health peak bodies
- Accessing learning and education opportunities to build skills and capabilities to improve patient care
- Improving safety and quality in allied health care through tools that support improvement approaches
- Understanding and utilising funding streams and accessing grant opportunities to support business efficiency and growth
- Understanding the use of different digital health care systems to improve integration and connectivity of the health care system, and to support practice efficiency.
How we support Allied Health
Please click the links below to learn more about our work to provide a variety of programs, services and resources to allied health professionals.
Education and Events
SEMPHN is committed to providing education and events for primary health care professionals across south east Melbourne.
Jobs in Primary Health
SEMPHN provides a job listing platform for local practices to share role opportunities.
Commissioning opportunities
Discover SEMPHN’s latest health-related commissioning and tender opportunities across South Eastern Melbourne.
Stay updated with SEMPHN
Stay up to date on SEMPHN’s latest news by subscribing to our newsletters. SEMPHN's newsletters are aimed at health professionals and those working in the health sector.
MyMedicare
Our dedicated MyMedicare page provides important information about incentives, key dates, updates and more.
Clinical and Referral Guidance Hub
The Clinical and Referral Guidance Hub (the Hub) is a SEMPHN supported platform designed to provide access to local referral information for primary care professionals working in South East Melbourne.
Digital Health Support
Please click the links below to learn more about digital health resources and supports.
Allied Health Digital Health Hub
A practical guide to connecting, adopting and using digital health tools.
Provider Connect Australia
Provider Connect Australia is a digital address book that allows allied health professionals to update all their information in one place.
MyHealth Record and 1800 Medicare
My Health Record is a national digital health record enabling secure sharing of clinical information.
National Allied Health in Primary Care Engagement Framework
The National PHN Cooperative has launched a framework designed to strengthen collaboration between Primary Health Networks (PHNs) and the allied health sector. This framework, The National PHN Allied Health in Primary Care Engagement Framework, will serve as a roadmap for increased and collaborative ways of working.
Allied Health Peak Bodies and practitioners, State/Territory and Federal government and PHNs have all played a crucial role in shaping the development of the Framework over the past year. This input has been invaluable in informing future engagement strategies to support allied health contributions to consumer and community outcomes.
Allied Health News
Services and resources on Allied Health Professionals
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View all services and resources across a number of topics.
