Catholic Health Australia Submission: Prescribed List — Clarifying definitions under the current Grouping Scheme
May 6, 2025Catholic Health Australia – National Allied Health Workforce Strategy Submission
May 6, 2025
Executive summary
CHA appreciates the opportunity to provide input into Jobs & Skills Australia’s draft workplan 2025-26. Catholic health and aged care providers have a vital interest in working with the Australian Government to ensure the sustainable provision of health and aged care services for Australians that meet community expectations of safe and quality of care.
CHA supports efforts by Government to address workforce challenges impacting the Australian market through the establishment of Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA).
As JSA’s Jobs and Skills Report 2024 outlines, the healthcare and social support sector currently has the highest proportion of employment of any sector nationally. This will continue, according to 2029 and 2034 projections. The largest number of emerging roles have been identified within the Health, Care, and Medical sectors. The Government should expand the capacity of JSA to increase its focus on health and aged care. Resourcing may be needed to drive change through engagement with education and immigration ministers and their sectors at state and federal levels. CHA has made recommendations to the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Department of Education and for the Department of Health and Aged Care as these recommendations fall within the portfolio responsibility of these Departments.
