Allied health professions

Allied health professionals provide essential care for people of all ages including children, older people, people with chronic illnesses or mental ill-health, and those experiencing disability.

Allied health professionals:

  • Diagnose: Help identify health conditions

  • Treat: Provide care for a range of conditions and illnesses

  • Prevent: Help prevent conditions from developing

  • Rehabilitate: Help patients recover from injuries or illnesses

Allied health is an attractive sector due to its diverse career paths, potential for significant impact on patients' lives, job security, collaborative work environment with other healthcare professionals, and the opportunity to work in a variety of settings with diverse populations, all while contributing to overall health and wellbeing. 

Please use the links below to find out more about the work of individual allied health professions.