Doctors in Rural and Remote Areas

Follow the links below to find information about doctors working in rural and remote areas.

Reviewed November 2007

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Title:   Rural and Remote General Practice Program
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Funding for activities to recruit and retain general practitioners to/in rural and remote areas.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Rural Retention Program
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Rural Retention Program (RRP) is an initiative that recognises long-serving general practitioners in rural and remote communities that may experience significant difficulties in retaining general practitioners. Communities in which these doctors work will benefit through improved access to general practice services and continuity of health care.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   More Allied Health Services (MAHS) Program
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The aim of the More Allied Health Services (MAHS) Program is to improve the health of people living in rural areas through allied health care, with linkages between allied health care and general practice.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   'It's different in the bush' : a comparison of general practice activity in metropolitan and rural areas of Australia 1998-2000
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare,University of Sydney
Description:   This publication is a secondary analysis of data from the first two years of the BEACH (Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health) program, April 1998 - March 2000. Comparisons between metropolitan and rural areas, are made in terms of characteristics of the general practitioners; types of services they provide; characteristics of the patients and problems managed at the GP-patient encounters.
Date:   Oct 2001
Title:   Workforce Support for Rural General Practitioners program
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Workforce Support for Rural General Practitioners (WSRGP) program is used to support the newly arrived and existing general practice workforce in rural areas. This includes support for training and professional development, and locum support.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Review of the Implementation of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health Program
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This review was conducted for OATSIH between September 2002 and July 2003 to determine the current state of implementation of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health Program (NATSIEHP) and makes recommendations about the future directions for the program.
Date:   May 2004
Title:   Rural women's GP service
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Information about the Rural Women's GP Service.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Australian Government response to the Review of the Implementation of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health Program
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Optimal eye health service provision requires an improved response to needs across the health system. This is best viewed at a systems level and with a strategic approach that will benefit not only eye health but the broader health needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in their interaction with all levels of the health system.
Date:   May 2004
Title:   Rural Retention Program - Central Payments System guidelines
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This document describes the Central Payments System, outlining who is eligible and how payments are calculated.
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Australian General Practice Training Program
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Australian General Practice Training Program offers up to 600 postgraduate vocational training placements each year for medical graduates wanting to pursue a career in General Practice in Australia.
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Medical Training Review Panel: Fifth Report
Publisher:   Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The fifth annual report of the Medical Training Review Panel (MTRP).
Date:   Dec 2001
Title:   Rural Advanced Specialist Trainee Support
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Rural Advanced Specialist Trainee Support (RASTS) program funds specialist training initiatives in rural Australia.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Advanced Specialist Training Posts in Rural Areas
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   $2 million is allocated annually through the Advanced Specialist Training Posts in Rural Areas (ASTPRA) program to the state governments and the Northern Territory government for accredited advanced specialist training posts in rural and regional areas.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Specialist Re-Entry Program
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Specialist Re-Entry Program (SREP) aims to increase the specialist workforce by supporting specialists who want to resume clinical practice after having taken a break; specialists who want to re-enter an area of specialty in order to expand the medical services that they provide; and qualified proceduralists who wish to resume procedural work.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Support Scheme for Rural Specialists
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Support Scheme for Rural Specialists (SSRS) provides funding for innovative approaches to support the continuing professional development (CPD) and peer support needs of specialists practising in rural and remote areas.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   HECS Reimbursement Scheme
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The HECS Reimbursement Scheme aims to promote careers in rural medicine and increase the number of doctors in rural and regional Australia in the longer term.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Media release. $6.5m palliative care boost for rural areas
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Australian Government has today announced funding of more than $6.5 million - in the field of palliative care -- to provide more coordinated care for rural Australians with a life-limiting illness.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Training for Rural and Remote Procedural General Practitioners Program
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Training for Rural and Remote Procedural General Practitioners Program (TRRPGPP) provides financial assistance for procedural GPs in rural and remote areas to access relevant activities in order to assist them in maintaining or updating their skills.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Prostate cancer screening in New Zealand
Publisher:   National Health Committee (New Zealand)
Description:   Prostate cancer is a significant public health issue in New Zealand. It is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in New Zealand men and the third most common cause of male cancer deaths.
Date:   Apr 2004
Title:   Section 19AB of the Health Insurance Act 1973
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This fact sheet provides an overview of section 19AB of the Health Insurance Act 1973.
Date:   May 2008
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