Scarce list — Personal carers and other critical health workers

Occupations in the health sector.

  • Aged and disabled carers
  • Nursing support and personal care workers
  • Paramedics and ambulance workers (including air and road)
  • Physician associates
  • Special care workers
  • Technical and support staff working in various services including theatre, laboratories, radiology, pharmacy services, oncology, haematology, pathology, hyperbaric medicine and mortuaries
  • Workers who install, operate or maintain medical equipment
  • Workers delivering mental health and addictions services, aged care, respite, home care and support, child health, palliative and hospice care, forensic health, and disability support