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Mrs Lisa Willersdorf1 1Queensland Health, Redcliffe, Australia Background: The Redcliffe Hospital Paediatric SP Clinic is a service for the paediatric outpatient population and is limited to only 6 sessions per child. These sessions can include therapy or extensive assessments and...

Mrs Lucy Whelan1,2, Ms Johanna Forsman1 1Monash Health, Clayton, Australia, 2Monash University, Clayton, Australia Background: The challenge of COVID-19 alongside the increasing cost of providing inpatient care has prompted health services to explore new ways of providing care. A three...

Mrs Lucy Whelan1,2, Mrs Sharon McLean1, Mrs Robyn McDonald1 1Monash Health, Clayton, Australia, 2Monash University, Clayton, Australia Background: The onset of the COVID 19 Pandemic and the enforced changes that were implemented regarding the delivery of face to face care...

Mrs Lucy Whelan1,2, Mr Adam Sands1 1Monash Health, Clayton, Australia, 2Monash University, Clayton, Australia AIM: To utilise an Allied Health Assistant (AHA) to engage eligible  adults who: are on parole or on a Community Corrections Order (CCO) have a primary...

Mrs Lucy Whelan1,2, Mrs Greta  DeVincentis1, Ms Nathalie Walkington1, Ms Sarah Rawlings1, Ms Tamara Hollett1 1Monash Health, Clayton, Australia, 2Monash University, Clayton, Australia Background: The COVID 19 Pandemic presented Monash HITH service with an unprecedented increase in demand for services...

Mrs Lucy Whelan1,2, Mrs Greta DeVincentis1, Mr David Harding1, Ms Melanie Toy Laing1 1Monash Health, Clayton, Australia, 2Monash University, Clayton, Australia BACKGROUND: To rationalise the use of physiotherapist clinical skills in a large metropolitan childrens’ hospital associated with competing demands...