Clinical care ratios: differences in allied health roles in New Zealand.

Australian health review : a publication of the Australian Hospital Association Pub Date : 2024-09-12 DOI:10.1071/AH24069

Seamus Gary McNicholl, Duncan Reid, Felicity Bright

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ObjectiveAllied health workforce planning is difficult and needs to be informed by data. Clinical care ratios (CCR) are commonly used to differentiate between clinical and non-clinical demands. This study aimed to identify trends within and across allied health disciplines and determine if the CCR differed by allied health discipline within one New Zealand district.MethodsMeans of CCR data across six allied health roles over 1year were compared using a one-way ANOVA. Post hoc analysis was conducted to determine role differences.ResultsThere were statistically significant differences between the CCR of the six allied health disciplines. Both occupational therapy and physiotherapy had bimodal distributions of CCR. Allied health assistants had the lowest mean and median CCR.ConclusionsNon-clinical activity represents a significant proportion of allied health activity within the New Zealand hospital system. Insights into the CCR of allied health disciplines may support more effective workforce planning and enable service leaders to match the right task to the right profession.

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临床护理比率：新西兰专职医疗角色的差异。

目标专职医疗人员队伍规划十分困难，需要以数据为依据。临床护理比率（CCR）通常用于区分临床和非临床需求。本研究旨在确定专职医疗学科内部和跨学科的趋势，并确定在新西兰的一个地区内，不同专职医疗学科的 CCR 是否存在差异。结果六个专职医疗学科的 CCR 之间存在显著的统计学差异。职业治疗和物理治疗的 CCR 均呈双峰分布。结论在新西兰医院系统中，非临床活动占专职医疗活动的很大比例。对专职医疗学科的 CCR 的深入了解可支持更有效的劳动力规划，并使服务领导者能够将正确的任务与正确的专业相匹配。

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