Remote Health
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Inquiry warned of too few GPs in rural NSW AAP - 20-04-2022
The number of doctors living and working in rural NSW has dropped by three-quarters in the last decade leaving residents in remote areas vulnerable, an inquiry has been told.
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Vic hospital stretcher death prompts probe AAP - 14-04-2022
Premier Daniel Andrews has lamented "extraordinary" ongoing pressure on Victoria's health system after a 72 year old man died while waiting for hours on an ambulance
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Rural mums face fearful pregnancy journey AAP - 08-04-2022
Alison Pearson stood on the side of the road, cut off by floodwaters, scared she was losing her baby. Ms Pearson, from Cobar in western NSW, was on a 320km
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Government failing on rural health AAP - 05-04-2022
Ask a medical student why they want to work in the bush, and they will just laugh. That is what a major healthcare provider says about students who have committed
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The simmering fury over rural health AAP - 20-03-2022
The emotion in Dr Martin Kelly's voice soars above the buzzing and crackling phone line from remote South Australia. He describes life as a GP in Anangu
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Rural and remote mental health recommendations supported by peak body Nicole Madigan - 14-12-2021
COVID-19 has impacted the mental health of all Australians, but perhaps none more so that those living in remote and rural areas of Australia, where access to mental health
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Rural COVID patients wait 24-48 hours for air transfers AAP - 30-10-2021
New Rural Doctors Association president Megan Belot says COVID patients in country hospitals are waiting 24-48 hours for air transfers to get specialist help.
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Virtual specialists have real impact on rural stroke patients HealthTimes - 28-09-2021
‘Tele Stroke’ puts a Sydney stroke specialist in the emergency department of a rural hospital to give patients vital early assistance. Every minute
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ADF troops sent to regions to aid COVID-19 crisis AAP - 18-08-2021
Deputy Premier John Barilaro says he expects COVID-19 cases in western NSW Indigenous communities to spike as ADF troops arrive to help with vaccinations.
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Helping rural hospitals overcome staff shortages to serve their community better HealthTimes - 07-06-2021
Merridee Seiboth, Director of Nursing & Midwifery for the Loxton Hospital Complex in South Australia, discusses the challenges that rural hospitals face in recruiting
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From trauma surgeries to emergency births - life as a rural doctor Charlotte Mitchell - 09-06-2021
With the federal government’s budget announcement that $800.3 million would go towards improving the health of Australians in rural and remote areas, one country doctor
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A woman died at medical centre with no doctor AAP - 18-05-2021
An inquiry into rural and regional health has heard startling stories of understaffing and lack of equipment and vital supplies in central western NSW.
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COVID-19 will have a long-term impact on rural communities Health Times - 15-12-2020
Although vaccinations against COVID-19 have begun in the UK, the effects of the pandemic on the economy and society will continue to be felt for a long time.
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Innovative training facility boosts rural health in Queensland Haley Williams - 30-11-2020
A new training facility designed to boost nursing, midwifery and allied health skills in some of Queensland’s most remote communities has officially opened in
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Designing rural health and aged care services Health Times - 08-09-2020
By Don Marshall, Health Sector Lead - QLD, Partner with ThomsonAdsett Imagine having spent your entire life working the family farm in rural
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COVID-19 testing sites will be opened in Victoria AAP - 14-08-2020
Fresh off recording its lowest daily COVID-19 case total in three weeks, Victoria will ramp up testing in the regional cities of Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo.
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RACGP welcomes new commitment to rural health Health Times - 15-06-2020
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is welcoming today’s announcement that the role of the National Rural Health Commissioner will be extended.
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Australia's life expectancy slows, while inequality grows Haley Williams - 05-06-2020
New research published in Australian Population Studies shows that people living in outer regional,
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Rapid COVID-19 testing now in regional laboratories Health Times - 28-05-2020
From today, eight regional labs will be receiving much needed capability to rapidly test for COVID-19 and influenza, providing crucial and timely support to regional hospitals.
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Mobile coronavirus test sites head for remote Australia AAP - 16-04-2020
Indigenous Australian will soon get access to mobile coronavirus tests sites which can turn around tests in 45 minutes. Mobile coronavirus

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