Speak Out August 2016

Policy & Advocacy

Shadow Minister for Health and Science Roger Cook with Speech Pathology Australia CEO Gail Mulcair. Western Australia Health Minister John Day (centre) with SPA CEO Gail Mulcair (left) and SPA Manager Policy Advocacy Ronelle Hutchinson. Below is Shadow Minister for Health and Ambulance Services MP John- Paul Langbroek with SPA National President Gaenor Dixon.

end of 2016 and over the coming months there will be an opportunity for the Association to once again provide a written application for the speech pathology profession to be included. To support an application for inclusion in the National Scheme, Speech Pathology Australia will request that all members complete a short online survey (to be sent out via email in coming months) to provide your views on support for national registration and information about your willingness to pay registration fees as part of a National Scheme. This information, along with evidence of quality and safety risks associated with our care, will be included in an application made by the Association on behalf of all speech pathologists in Australia. Ronelle Hutchinson Manager, Policy and Advocacy

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