NDLI: Developing criteria for a profession to be considered as profession of allied health in Malaysia: a qualitative study from the Malaysian perspective

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Author	Lapchmanan, L Mageswary Hussin, Duratul Ain Mahat, Naji Arafat Ng, Aik Hao Bani, Nurul Huda Hisham, Salina Teh, Wai Siew A Aziz, Mohd Azmarul Maniam, Saravanakumar Dollah, Pauzilah Hasbullah, Nur Atiqah Manimaran, Salini Hassan, Hazirah Zulkernain, Farina
Abstract	Background The Malaysian Allied Health Profession Act (Act 774) regulates the practice of allied health practitioners in Malaysia, with two described professions viz. allied health profession (AHP) and profession of allied health (PAH). While AHPs have been clearly identified by the law, comprehensive implementation of the act requires development of specific criteria in defining any profession as PAH in the Malaysian context. Hence, the research aims to explore and identify the criteria for defining such professions for healthcare policy direction in Malaysia. Methods This research utilised two methods of qualitative research (document review and focus group discussions (FGDs) involving 25 participants from four stakeholders (higher education providers, employers, associations and regulatory bodies). Both deductive and inductive thematic content analysis were used to explore, develop and define emergent codes, examined along with existing knowledge on the subject matter. Results Sixteen codes emerged from the FGDs, with risk of harm, set of competency and skills, formal qualification, defined scope of practice, relevant training and professional working within the healthcare team being the six most frequent codes. The frequencies for these six codes were 62, 46, 40, 37, 36 and 18, correspondingly. The risk of harm towards patients was directly or indirectly involved with patient handling and also relates to the potential harms that may implicate the practitioners themselves in performing their responsibilities as the important criterion highlighted in the present research, followed by set of competency and skills. Conclusions For defining the PAH in Malaysia, the emerged criteria appear interrelated and co-exist in milieu, especially for the risk of harm and set of competency and skills, with no single criterion that can define PAH fully. Hence, the integration of all the empirically identified criteria must be considered to adequately define the PAH. As such, the findings must be duly considered by policymakers in performing suitable consolidation of healthcare governance to formulate the appropriate regulations and policies for promoting the enhanced framework of allied health practitioners in Malaysia.
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Page Count	20
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ISSN	14726963
DOI	10.1186/s12913-024-10569-0
Journal	BMC Health Services Research
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	24
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2024-02-02
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Public Health Health Administration Health Informatics Nursing Research Allied health profession act Criteria for profession of allied Health Allied health professions Focus group discussion Document review analysis Malaysia
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Health Policy

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