2 September 2014
© Commonwealth of Australia 2014 ISBN 978-1-76010-081-0
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An overview The establishment of this inquiry The committee's areas of interest The conduct of this inquiry The committee's public hearings The committee's site visits Acknowledgements Background The structure of this report
The costs of not acting or delaying intervention The cost of inaction in Aboriginal communities The cost of inaction among young people The impact on older workers Weighing the benefits against the costs of intervention
The lack of national data on the incidence of speech and language disorders The need for improved data on the incidence of speech and language disorders The incidence of speech and language disorders by demographic group Prevalence by type of speech or language disorder Committee view
The number of speech pathology Medicare service items Figure 4.1: Number of speech pathology Medicare items—July 2004 - April 2014 Chart 4.1: Medicare speech pathology services by age & gender, 2009– 2014 The lack of reliable data on the demand for speech pathology services Demand as reflected in public waiting lists Demand for private speech pathology services Demand for speech pathology services in rural areas Mapping demand for speech pathology services Projected demand for speech pathology services Table 4.1: Speech pathology services and speech pathology equipment supports offered by National Disability Insurance Scheme, 12 May 2014 Committee view
The number of speech pathologists in Australia Table 5.1: Number of speech pathologists Table 5.2: Public and private speech pathologists by state and territory Graph 5.1: Number of speech pathologists—public and private sectors Table 5.3: Speech pathologists in Australia by region Gaps in speech pathology services in Australia Map 5.1: Location of speech pathologists, Melbourne: developmental vulnerability The provision and adequacy of private speech pathology services Committee view on the shortage of speech pathology services for children
Publicly funded speech pathology positions The frequency and flexibility of public funding Direct funding to support private speech pathology options Community capacity building The challenge of training speech pathologists Table 6.1: Commencements in Speech Pathology, 2005-2012* Source: Selected Higher Education Statistics - Department of Education Table 6.2: Enrolments in Speech Pathology, 2005-2012* Source: Selected Higher Education Statistics - Department of Education Table 6.3: Completions in Speech Pathology, 2005-2012 Source: Selected Higher Education Statistics - Department of Education Table 6.4: Commencements and expected graduations in 2013 and 2014 Service delivery models Committee view
The need for collaboration with key stakeholders
Committee SecretarySenate Standing Committees on Community AffairsPO Box 6100Parliament HouseCanberra ACT 2600 Phone: +61 2 6277 3515community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au
An inquiry into the prevalence of different types of speech, language and communication disorders and speech pathology services in Australia.
27 Jun 2014: Brisbane20 Jun 2014: Canberra12 Jun 2014: Sydney
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