Rural doctors call for more generalist nurses and allied health professionals in the bush
9 years ago

Rural doctors call for more generalist nurses and allied health professionals in the bush

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Rural doctors are calling for nurses and allied health professionals to be trained as generalists to tackle the inequality in health outcomes for rural and remote people. The Rural Doctors Association of Australia said despite government intervention in addressing staffing shortages in country towns, people living in the regional areas still had worse health outcomes than their city counterparts. "The state of play for rural health across Australia is still one of inequality and equity as far as access to quality health care, but also looking at the health outcomes for rural people," RDAA president Dr Ewen McPhee said. "We know that there are tremendous shortages of both nurses and allied health professionals in the bush," he said.

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Radical changes proposed for health system
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Radical changes proposed for health system

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From social support to not feeling like 'just a GP' — what young graduates tackling our rural doctor shortage want
2 years, 5 months ago

From social support to not feeling like 'just a GP' — what young graduates tackling our rural doctor shortage want

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Doctor shortage means patients in regional Queensland town face eight-week wait to see a GP
2 years, 9 months ago

Doctor shortage means patients in regional Queensland town face eight-week wait to see a GP

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Like other regional towns across Australia, Kingaroy in Queensland's South Burnett is in the grip of a doctor shortage. Key points: A doctor shortage is gripping the country, forcing GP clinics to severely limit services In the South Burnett town of Kingaroy a family say they have been told they will have to wait up to eight weeks to be …

Allied health professionals could play role in easing rural healthcare issues, doctors say
2 years, 11 months ago

Allied health professionals could play role in easing rural healthcare issues, doctors say

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New research says doctors need stronger connections to keep them in rural areas
3 years, 8 months ago

New research says doctors need stronger connections to keep them in rural areas

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Rural doctor shortage linked to complex medical system for graduate doctors, new research finds
6 years ago

Rural doctor shortage linked to complex medical system for graduate doctors, new research finds

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Rural doctors head to the farm to learn first hand what they might encounter on the job
7 years, 11 months ago

Rural doctors head to the farm to learn first hand what they might encounter on the job

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Doctor shortages spark questions over viability of small rural communities
8 years, 2 months ago

Doctor shortages spark questions over viability of small rural communities

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