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Leading health reform: A critical review of 'leadership' within allied health competency standards
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Dalton, L and Butler-Henderson, K and Newstead, T and Quinn, W, Leading health reform: A critical review of 'leadership' within allied health competency standards, Australian Health Review Article online ahead of publication. ISSN 0156-5788 (2020) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
Objective: To examine if, when, and how select allied health professional standards currently articulate the Health LEADS Australia themes.
Methods: Eighteen allied health professional standards were searched to locate references to leadership. Data were extracted and inductively, deductively and thematically analysed as a meta-synthesis. Frequencies were counted, with sub-analysis by professional area, classification level, competency type, and Blooms (1) level.
Results: There were 953 direct and indirect leadership statements. Only 2 leadership definitions were located: pharmacists and dentists. The principal theme Leadership only appeared as 18 (2%) of the total data set that made direct references to leadership, which were mostly vague and unclear. The remaining indirect references to leadership are reported as four overarching themes: Self leadership (289,31%); Leadership with and of others (263, 29%); Improvement and change leadership (223, 24%) and Health reform leadership (139, 18%).
Conclusions: Health leadership is not easily recognisable in the examined allied health practice standards. With some refinement they could play a critical role in preparing future allied health graduates to support ongoing health system reform needed to improve public health.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | education and training, governance, health policy, health services management, workforce |
Research Division: | Health Sciences |
Research Group: | Allied health and rehabilitation science |
Research Field: | Allied health and rehabilitation science not elsewhere classified |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Provision of health and support services |
Objective Field: | Allied health therapies (excl. mental health services) |
UTAS Author: | Dalton, L (Dr Lisa Dalton) |
UTAS Author: | Butler-Henderson, K (Associate Professor Kerryn Butler-Henderson) |
UTAS Author: | Newstead, T (Dr Toby Newstead) |
UTAS Author: | Quinn, W (Mrs Wendy Quinn) |
ID Code: | 141797 |
Year Published: | 2020 |
Deposited By: | Health Sciences |
Deposited On: | 2020-11-20 |
Last Modified: | 2020-12-16 |
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