ACCPA welcomes the opportunity to comment on Issues Paper 1 for Unleashing the potential of our health workforce – Scope of Practice Review. The Aged and Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA) appreciates the extensive consultation on this Review to date.

ACCPA reiterates our support for primary care professionals working in the aged care sector to work at their top of/expanded scope of practice (following advanced training and/or collaborative care agreements) to deliver a range of primary care services to older Australians, where clinically appropriate and safe to do so, and where this is not currently occurring.

This submission has been prepared from an aged care perspective with input from ACCPA members. It addresses each of the interconnected themes identified in Issues Paper 1 – namely legislation and regulation, employer practices and settings, education and training, funding policy, and technology.