Remote Health

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

‘Tele Stroke’ puts a Sydney stroke specialist in the emergency department of a rural hospital to give patients vital early assistance. Every minute

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.

Merridee Seiboth, Director of Nursing & Midwifery for the Loxton Hospital Complex in South Australia, discusses the challenges that rural hospitals face in recruiting

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

An inquiry into rural and regional health has heard startling stories of understaffing and lack of equipment and vital supplies in central western NSW.

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.

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

By Don Marshall, Health Sector Lead - QLD, Partner with ThomsonAdsett Imagine having spent your entire life working the family farm in rural

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.

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.

New research published in Australian Population Studies shows that people living in outer regional,

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.

Indigenous Australian will soon get access to mobile coronavirus tests sites which can turn around tests in 45 minutes. Mobile coronavirus