Optometry Australia response to the National Rural Health Commissioner, August 2019
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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In the spirit of reconciliation Optometry Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
