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Table 2 Allied Health Assistant (AHA) characteristics (n = 51)

From: Delegation of patient related tasks to allied health assistants: a time motion study

Characteristic

n (%)

Grade

 

 2 (junior/mid-level)

19 (37)

 3 (advanced scope of practice)

32 (63)

Clinical setting

 

 Acute hospital

12 (24)

 Community health service

17 (33)

 Sub-acute hospital

21 (41)

 Sub-acute and community joint role

1 (2)

Profession delegating

 

 Dietetics

1 (2)

 Multi-disciplinary

17 (33)

 Occupational therapy

6 (12)

 Physiotherapy

23 (45)

 Social work

1 (2)

 Speech pathology

3 (6)

Qualification

 

 Bachelor of Human Movement

1 (2)

 Bachelor of Nursing

1 (2)

 Bachelor of Physiotherapy (International)A

2 (4)

 Certificate 3 Allied Health Assistance

8 (16)

 Certificate 4 Allied Health Assistance

32 (63)

 Master of Applied Science

1 (2)

 Non-health qualification

3 (6)

 No qualification

3 (6)

Time spent working as an AHA B (years)

10 (7.5)

  1. A - Not deemed substantially equivalent qualification for physiotherapy registration in Australia; B – mean (sd)