Allied Health Clinical Council
The Allied Health Clinical Council (AHCC) is an advisory committee to our Board.
The AHCC focuses on strategies to:
- improve health and wellbeing of people in our region through high-quality, accessible and integrated primary healthcare
- address issues facing allied health professionals in the region.
Allied health professionals from various disciplines across all four local government areas in our region are members of the AHCC.
The AHCC meets four times per year. More detail on the role and purpose of the AHCC is detailed in the Terms of Reference.
AHCC Members
Blue Mountains
- Rainy Johnston, Pharmacist
- Adam Wilkes, Physiotherapist
Hawkesbury
- Cara Bourke, Podiatrist
- Rebecca Hannon, Exercise Physiologist
- Dr Anne Lyell, Chiropractor
Lithgow
- Gobika Srikanthan, Pharmacist
- Sally Webb, Physiotherapist
Penrith
- Rudi Crncec, Clinical Psychologist
- Jillian Harrington, Clinical Psychologist (Chair)
- Susan Williams, Dietician
Public Health Representative
- Christine Colusso-Craig, Community & Allied Health Manager
Hawkesbury District Hospital
Allied Health Clinical Council Achievements
Allied Health in Primary Care Engagement Framework
The National PHN Cooperative has launched the Allied Health in Primary Care Engagement framework designed to strengthen the engagement between the Primary Health Networks and the allied health sector. The vision is to implement it across all 31 PHNs to encourage a consistent approach to working with the Allied Health sector.
More Information
For more information about AHCC, email our Stakeholder Engagement Team or call 4708 8100.
