Diversity in speech pathology: endangered or extinct?

The recent Health Workforce Australia (2014) report Speech Pathologists in Focus in the Australia’s Health Workforce Series provides the first comprehensive information on the speech pathology workforce in Australia. Byrne (2007) identified that a comprehensive workforce report on speech pathology (SP) has not previously been provided as had been available for other allied health professions, such as physiotherapy (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare [AIHW], 2000) and occupational therapy (AIHW, 2001). This Health Workforce Australia (2014) Speech Pathologists in Focus report is the first government agency publication providing information on all people working as speech pathologists in Australia