Unpaid placements are pushing future health workers into placement poverty.
Courses like occupational therapy, physiotherapy and pharmacy require around 1,000 hours of placement, forcing students to pause paid work and cover travel and accommodation costs.
I've joined Senator David Pocock to call on the Government to expand the Commonwealth Paid Prac Placement Scheme to include all allied health and medical students.
We've released costings from the Parliamentary Budget Office that show that ending placement poverty is both achievable and affordable.
Failing to act is a political choice.
Join our campaign by signing Allied Health Professions Australia's petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/expand-prac-payments-to-allied-health-and-medical-students
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