OQNT Optometrist of the Year announced
Congratulations to Fiona Moore on winning the Optometry Queensland Northern Territory (OQNT) Optometrist of the Year Award.
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Our submissions for the optometry workforce
2023
Unleashing the Potential of our Health Workforce – Scope of Practice Review
Our submission to Australian Government, outlining the structural and systemic impediments that are holding back optometrists and other health professionals from practising to their fullest scope.
2019
Policy Options to Improve Access, Distribution and Quality of Rural Allied Health Services
Optometry Australia response to the National Rural Health Commissioner, August 2019
2018
Aged care workforce strategy
Our submission to the Australian Department of Health outlines key ways in which the aged care workforce can be strengthened to ensure it is able to meet the demands of complex health care; including through integrating the role of optometry effectively into the residential aged care space to ensure positive eye health outcomes.
2017
Skilled Migration List Review
Our submission to the Commonwealth’s review of the Skilled Migration List argued for removal of optometry from skilled migration lists, in recognition of evidence suggesting adequate national supply of optometrists.
Review of the methodology for assessing the Skilled Migration List
Our submission to the Department of Jobs and Small Business emphasised the need to consider established workforce data sets, and supply and demand projection studies.
2016
Commonwealth consultation regarding the Skilled Occupations List 2017-18
Our submission to the Commonwealth Department of Education and Training regarding the Skilled Occupations List for 2017-18 highlighted evidence of sufficient internal supply of optometrists to meet demand.
2015
Commonwealth’s review of the Health Workshop Scholarship Program
Our submission to the Department of Health’s consultation regarding the future of the Federal Government’s Health Workforce Scholarship Program, argued for targeted action to address workforce maldistribution.
Commonwealth consultation regarding the Skilled Occupations List 2016-17
Our submission to the Commonwealth Department of Education and Training regarding the Skilled Occupations List for 2016-17 recommended that optometry was removed from the list.
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