From: Delegation of patient related tasks to allied health assistants: a time motion study
Characteristic | n (%) |
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Grade | Â |
 2 (junior/mid-level) | 19 (37) |
 3 (advanced scope of practice) | 32 (63) |
Clinical setting | Â |
 Acute hospital | 12 (24) |
 Community health service | 17 (33) |
 Sub-acute hospital | 21 (41) |
 Sub-acute and community joint role | 1 (2) |
Profession delegating | Â |
 Dietetics | 1 (2) |
 Multi-disciplinary | 17 (33) |
 Occupational therapy | 6 (12) |
 Physiotherapy | 23 (45) |
 Social work | 1 (2) |
 Speech pathology | 3 (6) |
Qualification | Â |
 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) |