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Head of discipline/school
Lead academic responsible for the design and delivery of the program on behalf of the education provider.
Health informatics and Health Technology
Appropriate and innovative application of the concepts and technologies of the information age to improve health care and health (see digital health).
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 (the National Law)
Adopted in each state and territory, setting out the provisions of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law. The National Law has been adopted by the parliament of each state or territory through adopting legislation. The National Law is generally consistent in all states and territories. New South Wales did not adopt Part 8 of the National Law.
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (2019) Glossary
Retrieved from https://www.ahpra.gov.au/Support/Glossary.aspx#N
Health service providers
Health units or other appropriate service providers where students undertake supervised workplace experience as part of a program, the graduates of which are eligible to apply for nursing or midwifery registration.
Health Workforce Australia (HWA)
HWA was an initiative of the COAG, established to meet the challenges of providing a health workforce that responded to the needs of the Australian community. HWA closed on 6 August 2014 the essential functions were transferred to the Federal Department of Health.
High Risk
Policy and/or action that is likely to result in failure, harm or injury to the public, student or academic.
Higher education provider
Tertiary education provider who meets the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) as prescribed by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 and is registered with TEQSA.
