Aligned or misaligned: Are public funding models for speech-language pathology reflecting recommended evidence? An exploratory survey of Australian speech-language pathologists.

Government subsidised funding arrangements serve as an essential medium for families to access private speech-language pathology (SLP) services in Australia. This study aimed to investigate whether, from a provider perspective, contemporary public funding models (PFMs) align with best-available scientific evidence for management of children and young persons with swallowing and communication disorders within Australian private-practice settings. This exploratory study was distributed to paediatric speech-language pathologists throughout Australia via an online survey.

Public purse, private service: The perceptions of public funding models of Australian independent speech-language pathologists.

Purpose: Health funding provisions supported by governments are pivotal for families accessing independent speech-language pathology services in Australia. Little is known of the facilitators and barriers that exist for accessing public funding for speech-language pathology services through independent providers. This study aimed to investigate and describe the perceptions of speech-language pathologists in accessing public funding models (PFMs) for children and young persons with communication and swallowing needs within Australian independent practice.

Talking EPC - speech pathologists' views of the Enhanced Primary Care items four years on.

Background: Allied health professionals have provided services under Enhanced Primary Care (EPC) since 2004; however, the experiences and views of AHPs about the initiative and how it has been utilised have not been well explored.

Objective: We examined speech pathologists' views and experiences under EPC.

Methods: A survey of speech pathologists in private practice who provide services under EPC was undertaken.

Playing by the rules: speech pathologists' views about patient suitability for the Enhanced Primary Care Program.

Background: Allied health practitioner views about patient suitability may impact on which patients seek to be referred to the Enhanced Primary Care (EPC) Program through their general practitioner. These views have not been previously evaluated.

Method: Participants were speech pathologists who were both working in private practice in Australia and members of Speech Pathology Australia (SPA).