Regions to Receive Free Allied Health Assessments
In an exciting new partnership together with Fly2Health, Variety – The Childrens Charity is offering children in regional Western Australia up to 70 free allied health assessments.
The in-person consultations will be conducted by speech pathologists and occupational therapists and runs from October to December 2024. The trial will focus on children aged 0-6 years old living in Kalgoorlie, Esperance Hopetoun, Lake Grace, Merredin, Wiluna, Meekatharra, Southern Cross, Mt Magnet and Hyden.
Variety WA Chief Executive Officer, Chris Chatterton said he was thrilled to be supporting more kids in regional areas: “I’m so excited to announce this trial to support more families and young children in regional WA.
“This new trial in partnership with Fly2Health will expand their innovative offering, which aims to break down barriers and make healthcare approachable in rural and remote communities.
“The 70 free allied health assessments on offer for regional kids, expands our support in regional WA and helps to address the real need for additional access to health care that families have in some remote areas.
“Of the 23,500 kids Variety helped last year, just over 14,600 of them were based regionally and one of our key strategic aims is to help more kids in the regions access support.” He said.
The allied health assessments are 45 minutes in duration and will offer parents and guardians an outcomes report with recommendations and feedback from the session.
Founder and Managing Director, Fly2Health Kennedy Lay, said the additional support from Variety means they can expand their service in regional towns: “Fly2Health is so pleased to be part of this trial with Variety WA.
“Providing additional health services to the regions is our key focus and we fly our team of more than 120 allied health professionals to 65 regional towns all across Australia.
“Some patients have waited years for treatment and some families in remote areas face unique challenges in accessing healthcare such as having to drive hours to the closest hospital. We reduce wait times and offer improved patient outcomes.
“The 70 free assessments Fly2Health is offering with Variety’s support can mean that children with an identified developmental concern can get an action plan in place early to ensure they have the right supports in place to help their growth.
“To give people an idea of the level of need in remote towns in the first two days we advertised the additional free assessments we have received 25 referrals.” He said.
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