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 across a range of disciplines representing 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.

Are you an allied health practitioner in the region?

Join our Allied Health Clinical Council in 2025, and work with us to help improve health and wellbeing in our region.

We are seeking a dietitian, podiatrist, speech pathologist and an occupational therapist, working in private practice in the Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury, Lithgow or Penrith local government areas to join our Allied Health Clinical Council.

The AHCC meets online for 90-minute sessions, four times a year and offers an opportunity to:

Stay ahead of the latest developments in healthcare
Play a key role in improving community health and influencing decision-making
Advocate for your fellow allied health colleagues, bringing forward your ideas and concerns for open discussion
Be involved in the planning stages of quality activities designed to improve healthcare in the region
Ensure the perspectives of those actively working within our four LGAs are suitably represented
Develop local strategies to improve the performance of the healthcare system
Build valuable connections with colleagues across Wentworth Healthcare

Allied health practitioners are remunerated for their time participating in the Allied Health Clinical Council.

Please complete the form below to express your interest. For enquiries, email our Stakeholder Engagement Team.

Salutation*

First Name*

Last Name*

Email Address*

Phone number*

Name and address of your place of work (where you are employed as an Allied Health Professional)*

What is your profession (please list multiple if you hold more than one qualification)

Tell us a little about why would you like to join the Clinical Council? (Up to 100 words)

I would like NBMPHN to keep me updated by email

The information submitted in this form will be used to verify consent for individuals and will be stored in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

What happens next?

Once you’ve completed the form above, a team member will contact you to discuss.

We appreciate your interest and look forward to hearing from you.

Want to know more?

You can get in contact with us by emailing our Engagement Team or by calling us on 4708 8100.

AHCC Members

Blue Mountains

Rainy Johnston, Pharmacist

Hawkesbury

Rebecca Hannon, Exercise Physiologist
Dr Anne Lyell, Chiropractor

Lithgow

Gobika Srikanthan, Pharmacist
Sally Webb, Physiotherapist

Penrith

Jillian Harrington, Clinical Psychologist (Chair)
Rudi Crncec, Clinical Psychologist

Public Health Representative

Christine Colusso-Craig, Community & Allied Health Manager
Hawkesbury District Hospital